Stern greeted with boos by Indiana fans

This article reports that Stern greeted with boos in Indiana. The article reports that NBA commissioner David Stern was booed by Indiana fans. It takes for granted that the boos were the result of Stern’s decision to suspend several Pacers after the Detroit brawl. But I don’t think that’s the whole story. There is a conspiracy theory among Pacer fans, probably unfounded that the NBA has consistently offered the Pacers unfavorable officiating in the playoffs from a desire to see bigger names and bigger market teams in the Finals — Shaq when he was with Orlando, Jordan during his second 3-peat, the Knicks when no one else was available. But don’t worry, we’re not completely unreasonable — we blame 2000-2003 on Isiah.