[Indy_Ref]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

You may change your mind after seeing this clip. It's got a good shot of O'Neal OFF OF THE FLOOR fighting.

Click the link, and then click on "Sports Center breaks down the brawl" on the left-hand side.

I did...and I haven't changed my mind...in fact, I still no idea as to what you're talking about because in the video mentioned above (and every other one I've seen), O'Neal is ON THE FLOOR. If you want to cite the time it took for him to leave the floor and get to the locker room as being OFF THE FLOOR, then you're right...there was a time he was OFF THE FLOOR...but he wasn't hitting anybody at that point. There were probably 6 people around him trying to carry him out.

Not only that but when he blindisded the fan on the court, he was NOT DEFENDING HIMSELF. He races across the floor and blindsided the guy. The guy was no way near him and not threatening to him.

You're right...those two thugs had just tried to tackle his friend and teammate, Artest. He decided to take action against 2 guys coming on the court for nothing but trouble and help his friend out. Hmm...I wonder what you would do if someone was being attacked on your team. I wonder what you would do if you were working a 3-person crew, things got hectic, and one of your crew members was attacked. If you aren't going to come to the rescue and try to help, I think you're crew members ought to know...because they may not want to work with you anymore.

And yes, he was in the stands!...

Again, I've seen the tape at least 8 times now and O'Neal is nowhere to be found in the stands. I have 15+ minutes of footage and the only place where O'Neal can even be mistaken for being in the crowd is , again, when he is being shoved to the lockerroom.