The court was in utter chaos. A dozen or so hulking men were packed together, and you could not tell who was trying to break up the fight and who was trying to join it.
Pachulia felt like he had taken several punches. Two of his teeth had already been knocked out, but aside from Randolph, he had no idea who had thrown the other punches.
When he had undercut someone against the Spurs in the previous game, Pachulia had received no response. After all, the Spurs players were a bunch of good boys. Ever since Bowen, Spurs players had rarely done anything too outrageous.
But the Grizzlies were different. His elbow to Wade's face had already ignited the Grizzlies players' anger.
And now that he had undercut Link, there was no way he could escape a beating.
Although the Grizzlies had become much more popular this season, don't forget that their identity as the league's great villains had not changed.
Expecting the Grizzlies to behave themselves? That was simply impossible!
Adam Silver was sitting in the stands at that moment. He had come specifically to watch this highly anticipated Western Conference showdown in person.
He had thought this would be a game that made him proud, only for a serious brawl to break out!
Mr. Silver's face had gone ashen. The fight between the Grizzlies and Warriors had utterly humiliated him!
Silver had always cared deeply about the league's image. That was why he had disliked Link, with his foul mouth, becoming the face of the league. That was why he had created an awards ceremony that looked sophisticated but was actually useless as hell.
Everything he did had been aimed at improving the league's public image.
And now, the league's two best teams were throwing punches on a