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The worst brawl in NBA history results in several players being suspended. Several players and fans are charged with assault and battery.

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Malice at the Palace

2004 NBA game ended by a brawl

The "Malice at the Palace" was a fight involving players and fans that occurred during a National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and the defending champion Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Associated…
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National Basketball Association

North American professional basketball league

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams. The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.…
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Assault

Physical or verbal attack of another person

In the terminology of law, an assault is the act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil…
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Battery (crime)

Criminal act of unlawful physical contact

Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating reasonable fear or apprehension of such contact.
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November 19

Day of the year

November 19 is the 323rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 42 days remain until the end of the year.
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