April 7th, 1989 – You can say what you want about Isiah Thomas but you’ll never be able to say the man would back down to anyone. Here’s 6′1″ Isiah giving up a foot to Bill Cartwright. Despite the height disparity Zeke got in some quality shots.
The fight stemmed from a previous game where Isiah took an elbow from Cartwright that he wasn’t even penalized for.
For his part Isiah received a two game suspension resulting in a loss $56,000 in salary and a $5,000 fine. He also fractured his left hand in the melee. Cartwright, only one game and a $2,500 fine. There’s that Bad Boys biased.
Remember what a fierce rivalry the Pistons/Bulls was? I long for a team that his this kind of fight and pride in them. Sigh.
The action starts around the 2:22 mark. George Blaha and Dick Versace have the call. BTW, the Pistons won this one 114-112 in OT.
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