It was opening night for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at STAPLES Center. They lost to the Houston Rockets 124-115.
That’s all you really need to know about the game itself because an all-out brawl involving Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul and Brandon Ingram stole the show.
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053873751924690944
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053874561928679424
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1053874923071041537
CHRIS PAUL GOT HIS TOO THOUGH
https://twitter.com/SteezyAngel_/status/1053880301624143872
Of course J.R. and the rest of the NBA community chimed in:
https://twitter.com/RKKicks/status/1053894836112113665
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpL0I-SF1s-/?taken-by=matt_barnes9
https://twitter.com/Dame_Lillard/status/1053897946645688320
https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell/status/1053873849266167810
https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1053874239282049024
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1053875307239882752
There are going to be MASSIVE suspensions and fines coming.
Things that will incite a brawl on any basketball court:
- Poking someone from the other team between the eyes
- Push in back during a fast break
- Running across court to go to your bag or trunk
- Undercut box out of airborne opponent
Ok let’s get to the most important topic at hand — what incited the melee … er … meLA?
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1053890416880214016
https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/1053887925409132545
Ok so we have a case of innocent until proven guilty. Let’s investigate because it is my hypothesis that IT WAS MELO!!!
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053897667728699392
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053901318970986496
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053905585593176065
But alas, we have new HD footage presented Sunday morning that gives us a new angle with some damning evidence…
https://twitter.com/RedNationBlogga/status/1054044670735667206
By the way, Rondo vs. Chris Paul has been a storm brewing for almost a decade now….
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053893382056030213
Secret Tunnel 2.0 about to go down? If Clint Capela knocks on the Lakers’ locker room door for any reason whatsoever SOUND THE ALARMS.
https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/1053890448631128064
This would do NUMBERS on Bravo TV if they can find a way to start filming the pilot tonight.
By the way, what are we naming this brawl? ‘Malice at the Palace’ was so perfect but nothing cool rhymes with ‘Staples’ or ‘Center’.
- Rondo Rousey
- MeeLA
- Chris Brawl
- CP3piece
- The Banana Bout
- Rajon Combo
- Throwtime Lakers
Just another night in the NBA, folk, somebody please stop me.