Last night’s Marcus Smart incident has started a lot of discussion among sports fans and members of the media. Is there a limit on what paying fans can say to players? Is there anything that warrants a player confronting a fan in the stands? What should the punishments for Smart and fan Jeff Orr be?
Naturally, the incident also reminded us of a number of other events over the last few years, notably the “Malice in the Palace” during that fateful Pistons-Pacers game in 2004. Since 2001, we’ve seen a number of these ugly events occur in American sports. Here’s a summary.
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A Look Back At 7 Other Unfortunate Player-Fan Incidents In Sports
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