04/20/24
October 06, 2006
Pacers new line-up, watch out for the Heat: Stephen Jackson and three teammates, Marquis Daniels, Jamall Tinsley and Jimmie Hunter, visited a strip bar and were involved in an alteraction where Jackson allegedly jumped on a car hood, fired gunshots "in the air" and was hit by a car. Two of the other Pacers also had guns in their cars, all with permits.
posted by gfinsf to basketball at 09:57 AM - 23 comments
Gotta agree, SE. I'm no Pacers fan, but it sounds like gfinsf may be a little more wound up on this than seems warranted.
posted by ctal1999 at 10:40 AM on October 06, 2006
Link that works I think this warrants at least a raised eyebrow because of Jackson's involvement. Since the incident ends with 4-5 shots fired in the air and NOT into "a patron's body", the tragedy here is a little too much machismo, not enough maturity, and nothing else that would have us reading someone's obituary.
posted by gradys_kitchen at 10:55 AM on October 06, 2006
Stephen Jackson of the Indiana Pacers was slugged in the mouth, struck by a car and fired a gun in the air in self-defense outside a strip club early Friday, police said. Sounds like Jackson was the victim of an unknown assailant. I think it was this guy, looking for revenge. 
posted by Venicemenace at 11:50 AM on October 06, 2006
It would seem that an NBA star could get a lady or two that he wouldn't have to pay for.
posted by Bill Lumbergh at 12:19 PM on October 06, 2006
Thanks for revising your post. Editorial posts aren't really necessary.
posted by lex2000 at 12:37 PM on October 06, 2006
Bill, strippers and hookers ain't the same thing. Plus, nothing in the article said he paid for it, right?
posted by lex2000 at 12:39 PM on October 06, 2006
It would seem that an NBA star could get a lady or two that he wouldn't have to pay for. [should I insert the tasteless Eddie Griffin joke or the tasteless Kobe Bryant joke here?]
posted by SummersEve at 12:39 PM on October 06, 2006
These guys have money to waste anyway. They wanna be RapStars or Gangsters so they gotta go to the strip club and throw some $$$ around and carry their little guns. Otherwise they might lose their "street cred".
posted by LA-4-Life at 12:42 PM on October 06, 2006
It would seem that an NBA star could get a lady or two that he wouldn't have to pay for. We all pay one way or another.
posted by gradys_kitchen at 12:55 PM on October 06, 2006
What a horrible post. Reading comprehension, much?
posted by dfleming at 01:20 PM on October 06, 2006
dfleming: word.
posted by chicobangs at 01:51 PM on October 06, 2006
Sportsfilter goes Fox News.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:54 PM on October 06, 2006
We all pay one way or another. How very true.
posted by Bill Lumbergh at 02:06 PM on October 06, 2006
"My whole summer was focused on me getting better as a person, as a player and as a father," Jackson said in an interview last month on the team's web site. "Spending a lot of time with my kids and being focused on how they're doing in their situations has helped me be more positive in my life. It's helping me out." I guess Summer's over, huh Steve?
posted by cjets at 02:42 PM on October 06, 2006
Sounds like he was getting his ass beat and just tried to scare them off
posted by SDM at 03:04 PM on October 06, 2006
and firing off your Glock is so much more macho than a 911 on your cell.
posted by irunfromclones at 03:48 PM on October 06, 2006
Sounds like an average night for me. Go to the strip club, like the Bada-Bing, hang with my boys, get in a fight, get hit by a car and pop off a couple rounds. THAT'S how I roll!
posted by Desert Dog at 03:57 PM on October 06, 2006
More from the CBS Sportsline story: Officers found a small amount of marijuana in the passenger side door of Pacer point guard Jamaal Tinsley's car, police said. Officers could not determine the car's driver or to whom the marijuana belonged, so no arrests were made. Huh? I'm all for cops looking the other way if they find a roach or two. But do you really think us mere mortals would be treated the same if something were found in our car?
posted by cjets at 05:37 PM on October 06, 2006
But do you really think us mere mortals would be treated the same if something were found in our car? If you got a prescription like me you'd be o.k.
posted by LA-4-Life at 06:22 PM on October 06, 2006
I'm all for cops looking the other way if they find a roach or two. But do you really think us mere mortals would be treated the same if something were found in our car? Was that a rhetorical question? Of course we get treated differently than athletes- look at Kobe Bryant.
posted by Kendall at 07:54 PM on October 06, 2006
Like we all haven't squeezed off a few rounds in the air, Palestinian-style, after a night at the local gentlemen's club. Hell, just for kicks, I fired off an RPG in the general direction of the water tower after the homecoming game last night. Good times, good times.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 02:15 PM on October 07, 2006
Jackson charged with felony, two misdemeanors.
posted by SummersEve at 06:01 AM on October 12, 2006
Woah, big fella... According to the story, there was an altercation inside the club, the players tried to leave, the patrons followed them. According to police, Jackson didn't jump on the hood, he was tossed on the hood. Slow down.