Georgetown, Chinese pro team brawl (w/ video)

[Renew Deal]

Georgetown's tour through China turned ugly Thursday when a game between the Hoyas and the Bayi Rockets, a Chinese professional team, ended in a bench-clearing brawl.

Mex Carey, Georgetown's sports information director, told ESPN.com that the game was "very physical," with 57 free throws taken by Bayi to just 15 for Georgetown, and quickly spun out of control.

According to the Washington Post, coach John Thompson III pulled his team off the court with the score tied at 64 midway through the fourth quarter after the teams exchanged punches. One Hoyas player, Henry Sims, was reportedly hit by a chair.


The Hoyas dodged water bottles and other objects thrown from the stands as they made their way to the locker room. Carey said one Georgetown fan in attendance was knocked to the ground after being hit by a bottle.
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http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/6873726/georgetown-hoyas-chinese-professional-team-game-ends-brawl

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ClAM3zXx-I

[Auggie]

1. Ugly and unfortunate...

no matter who started it.

[joeybee12]

2. One article I read said the Chinese teams are known for fighting...

Could be...either way, this sucks.

[TZ]

3. The officiating and management

of this game was dreadful. The Chinese team took 57 foul shots, while Georgetown only got 17. It was in no way shape or form a controlled fair game. and in the video, you can see employees of the Chinese team trying to attack the Georgetown players

[Condem]

4. +1.

Watched the video several times and the Chinese are clearly the aggressors. The crowd was despicable. Where was Ron Artest when you needed him?