“Malice At The Palace” Brawl With Ron Artest Happened 15 Years Ago

However, a fan decided to make things interesting as he decided to throw a drink at Artest — who immediately charged at the fan.

This led to a brawl between players, spectators, fans — uncontrollable fights that lasted for several minutes.

After the fight, the NBA suspended nine players for a total of 146 games. Five players were charged with assault and sentenced to a year of probation and community service, per source.

Artest was suspended for the remainder of the season for charging into the stands and took a hit on his salary worth 5 million dollars.

Wallace only got a six-game suspension for initiating the fight, and the hit on his salary was much more generous at only $400,000.