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While his team is hovering around the .500 mark through all it has been
through during a season that is not even half over, Brown told Michael
Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" on Tuesday
that he thought about not coming back.
"I never thought I'd feel that way about going to work," Brown said. "I
never thought I'd feel that way about my sport."
"Obviously, it was one of the ugliest scenes I've ever been a part of,"
Brown said.
"When you see little kids leaving the game crying ... My son doesn't even
want to go back to a game," Brown said. His son, a Pistons ball boy, has not
attended a game since the brawl.
"I'm bothered by the fact that it hurt Indiana's franchise, when you lose
three key players," said Brown, who added that he himself had been involved
with the Pacers during its days in the ABA as well as having coached them in
the NBA from 1993 to '97.
"To have the league showcase this game, with both teams 12-11 [as of
Tuesday] after what happened, just really makes me sick," Brown said of the
Pistons' rematch with the Pacers, which is being televised nationally (12:30
ET on ESPN) on Christmas Day.