A couple of weeks ago, I scored an amazing deal on courtside seats (shoutout TicketMaster) for the Indiana Pacers vs. Brooklyn Nets game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Never would I have thought all of this would happen.
After a tough bucket by Bennedict Mathurin (my GOAT), I noticed Andrew Nembhard getting into it a little bit with a Nets player. A few seconds later, it escalated into an all-out brawl in front of me.
My angle below:
Courtside view of the Pacers vs Nets fight.
— JD, J.D. (@JoshDhani) March 21, 2025
Myles Turner, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard going at it with the Nets players. pic.twitter.com/FjhqOLGlcw
Another view of the Pacers-Nets brawl pic.twitter.com/as6RhJ5xuB
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Nets' Trendon Watford gave Nembhard a hard forearm shove, sparking the intense altercation. Myles Turner quickly stepped in to back up Nembhard, and the scuffle spilled toward the sideline across from the Nets’ bench.
The situation escalated with some pushing and shoving between Turner and Watford before players and officials stepped in to break it up. Of course, the presence of James Johnson—the No.1 player no one in the NBA wants to fight—quickly de-escalated everything.
When the dust settled, Watford was hit with two technical fouls and ejected. Turner and Nembhard were each assessed one technical foul, but no free throws were awarded.
The Pacers ended up getting the win in overtime, 105-99. What a crazy, awesome game it was. One of the best experiences I've had as a Pacers fan. I never would have thought this video would have went viral either.
#YesCers.
Elite fan view right here 🔥 (via @JoshDhani)
— Overtime (@overtime) March 21, 2025
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Things get HEATED in Indiana. 😳
— theScore (@theScore) March 21, 2025
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Of course James Johnson was in the middle of it https://t.co/Voc6Up0qQm
— PrinceMarcus_28 (@PrinceMarcus_29) March 21, 2025
Courtside view of the Pacers-Nets scuffle.
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) March 21, 2025
Notice how everything cooled off as soon as James Johnson stepped in. 😅pic.twitter.com/E9oTEDx5P6