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Pacer-Pistons Racism

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This team was known for fighting on the court, one of the most famous altercations was the Pacer-Pistons brawl, it involved several players but soon other players and even fans got involved onto the court. There was a controversial story that happened, where Dennis Rodman told an interviewer that Larry Bird was “overrated” and only got the credit and won most games “because he was white”. That interviewer ran with that comment and ask Isiah Thomas if he agreed, Isiah agreed, saying “Bird is a very good basketball player, but if he was black, he’d be just another good guy.” Since making that comment it sparked a lot of issues. People were calling Thomas a racist, and saw him as not giving enough credit to Bird. The comment came after Game 7

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