Pacers keep up the good work

An Indianapolis Metro Police report says that earlier this month Indiana Pacer players Jamaal Tinsley, Marquis Daniels and Keith McLeod were involved in a brawl at the 8 Seconds Saloon in downtown Indy. The fight happened about 2:15 a.m., keeping intact the Pacers’ image as the late-night bad ass gangstaz of the NBA. You may recall that Tinsley was with ex-Pacer Stephen Jackson in October, when shots were fired during an early-morning fight at an Indianapolis strip club that saw Jackson charged with criminal recklessness. I guess none of this is surprising anymore, considering this is the same organization that made fan brawler Ron Artest the man he is today.

Hood gangsterism is a virus sweeping through the professional sporting ranks. To prevent the clubhouse from going “Bengal” managers need to recognize the problem and treat the infection early. Symptoms include absurd contract demands, a propensity to poke strippers, and an obsession with developing street cred. The only known treatment is to assemble a kilo of coke and a cast of dingy hookers and lock everyone in a room with newly hired consultant Doc Gooden. Anyone who comes out alive is cured.