Georgetown basketball game ends in brawl in China

Posted By Joshua Keating Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 11:02 AM Share

Something very ugly seems to have gone down during an exhibition basketball game between the Georgetown Hoyas and the Chinese professional team Baiyi. The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg has more photos up on his blog. Here's an account from an admittedly partisan Georgetown fan who blames the incident on lopsided officiating by the Chinese refs.  

In any event, it's probably lucky for U.S.-China relations that this wasn't the same game attended by Vice President Joe Biden. 

Update: Here's video, via Ray Kwong: 

EXPLORE:FLASH POINTS
 

BRAUERR31

1:22 PM ET

August 18, 2011

Wow.

I actually just saw this on ESPN. I can't believe there was such a brawl. I know there was another game between Georgetown and another team (I can't remember exactly where), but people were throwing glass bottles at the players. It was getting really bad. I'm just going to stay comfortably in my home playing my new flight simulator games. Hopefully all this tension overseas with our players will be resolved soon. It's a shame to see such hostility in a friendly game of hoops.

 

HURRICANEWARNING

2:11 PM ET

August 18, 2011

China cheating?....NEVER. I

China cheating?....NEVER. I mean it's not like their entire infrastructure, economy, and technological base is made up of stolen ideas....right?

 

KRUNK

11:14 PM ET

August 18, 2011

HURRICANEWARNING......stupidity is of the essence.......

before u accuse another foreign country of "stolen ideas".... educate urself on how America came about. The foundation of American soil and land, were all based on manipulation and stolen resources that belonged to the original Native Americans. USA would never have existed if it were not for the pioneers of ultimate betrayals, cheaters, and killers...aka the Caucasians who stole "American" land/resources from the Native Indians. china is gaining momentum and power without having to "steal" a dime from USA. The student-athlete fights should never have happened. but it did. move on. lets not make it a racist occasion.

 

MOLZ

9:05 AM ET

August 19, 2011

@ Krunk Your comment on the

@ Krunk

Your comment on the US "stealing" or appropriating land initially, as well as technology for the locomotive and other key inventions is correct.

And that's where you cease making any sense.

Claiming China hasn't stolen a "dime" from the US (or anyone else for that matter) is blatantly false. Having worked in China for years, by in large one of the biggest concerns for companies partnering with Chinese firms is theft of technology, equipment and ideas, especially when (in many industries), the "partnership" is slanted so that the foreign company either has to contribute tech/equipment to the JV or go home empty-handed.

And lastly, this is not a "racist" issue. The Chinese are not a race, no more than Americans are a race. Arguing about issues between groups of people in countries is a cultural and socio-political issue at best. So please, either look up the definition of the term racism and use it correctly or refrain from using it at all.

 

BDL2010

1:03 PM ET

August 19, 2011

I agree with your rebutal but...

If the Chinese firms can't be trusted not to steal your technology then maybe it's time to find a non-union house back in the good ole USA to make your goods. That way you will have copyright protection and not have to worry about your goods being pirated by a nation that hasn't come up with an original thought in centuries.

 

HAWAII_WEB_DESIGNER

1:02 AM ET

August 19, 2011

wow fight

wow Im surpriced no one got knock out some people needs to learn how to lose... dont let the pride do this...

 

KEYBASHER

8:12 AM ET

August 19, 2011

This used to happen a lot ...

... in USA v. Cuba international matches

 

WRITEAWRITING

4:00 PM ET

August 21, 2011

Do we really know where it when wrong?

Just like two college teams playing each other. They way they fight i feel sorry for the crowd who spend their valuable time to come and watch them play/fighting.

 

HELPDADDY

1:46 PM ET

August 25, 2011

What a Fight

Well, what can we say? A far cry from the intended friendly game. hard to tell how it started. Not really sure how the fighting was avoided on the initial scenario. Or how the game officials could have prevented the full-blown brawl. It also didn't help that the fans are unruly.

 

EGISTUBAGUS

4:20 AM ET

September 17, 2011

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4:21 AM ET

September 17, 2011

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