[gatagato]

....Luckily it was a FRIENDLY match

Maybe the U.S. and China should stick with ping-pong when it comes to sporting diplomacy.

A brawl broke out Thursday during an exhibition basketball game between Georgetown University and a Chinese team in a contest that was intended to be a goodwill gesture coinciding with Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China.

The fight occurred with 9 1/2 minutes left in the game as both teams' benches ran onto the court. The foul-filled contest between Georgetown and the Bayi Rockets was immediately called off once order was restored. The teams were tied, 64-64, when the game ended.

Georgetown Coach John Thompson III expressed disappointment at what had happened.

"Tonight, two great teams played a very competitive game that unfortunately ended after heated exchanges with both teams," Thompson III said in a statement. “We sincerely regret that this situation occurred.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...asketball.html
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusive...s-basket-brawl
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[vnathan]

Everybody was kung fu fighting.....

[Mr.Goodbar]

Goddamit, we should have sent the Harlem Globetrotters instead!!

[kellyhound]

goodwill game my ass.
Like any game, they all wanna win no matter what.

[Lee]

[güttsfükk]

http://www.documentingreality.com/fo...-brawls-85983/