The Indiana Pacers are donating $2.4 million to 11 local charities, money that comes mostly from fines levied against five players for their roles in the November brawl with Detroit Pistons fans.
The Pacers asked the NBA to give the money to charities in Indianapolis, and team chief executive Donnie Walsh said the request was granted. Walsh called the mayhem in Auburn Hills, Mich., "a low point for the owners, this franchise and the players."
"We came out of it determined to make something positive happen for this team and this community," Walsh said Thursday. "We think this does that."
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The Pacers asked the NBA to give the money to charities in Indianapolis, and team chief executive Donnie Walsh said the request was granted. Walsh called the mayhem in Auburn Hills, Mich., "a low point for the owners, this franchise and the players."
"We came out of it determined to make something positive happen for this team and this community," Walsh said Thursday. "We think this does that."
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