NBA斗殴事件

It began with that nasty basketbrawl here in New York. The NBA could hand down some heavy suspensions today. We have more now from NBC's Mike Taibbi.

It happened near the end of another ugly loss for the struggling New York Knicks.

A flagrant foul² when the Denver Nuggets up 19 with seconds to play still had most of their starters in. Knick guard Nick Robinson, shown here, driving the one Nugget into the stands, said the unwritten rule against running up the score had been violated.

It just, you know it's basically like a slap in the face. You know, to the team saying, you know. We’re just gonna embarrass you guys like that.

But in a League intent on controlling on-court violence, a reason is not an excuse, especially for what happened as the brawl¹ progressed. All 10 players on the floor, 5 from each team got into it. And then Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, the league leading scorer, sucker-punched Knicks' Mardy Collins before backing away furiously while being chased by other Knicks. But the memories are still pungent³ of the shadowy Detroit Piston-Indiana Pacers brawl that spilled into the stands two years ago.

And more, there has been no comment from the League yet. Commissioner⁴ David Stern will likely suspend most, if not all, of the ten players involved in this brawl including Anthony.

What he's going to show is that we are tough, we are not going to tolerate this behavior. Come watch our games, 'cause we are family-friendly now.

With no reported injuries and no fan involvement, some might call this a hockey fight in sneakers, except that in this league, in this game. It doesn't often come with the territory.

For Today, Mike Taibbi, NBC News, New York.

1 brawl   

n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂

参考例句：

• They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
• I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。

2 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

3 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

4 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。