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So this time on offense, Pierce took the ball and charged straight for the paint.

Rick Fox had no personal vendetta with Roger, and even less with Pierce.

But emotions can be contagious.

When your team almost comes to blows with the opposition before the game starts, and the first round of the game is filled with trash talk and body collisions, you'd get caught up in the anger too.

Rick Fox, in mid-air, grabbed Pierce's arm and flipped him over.

Pierce immediately got up and grabbed the collar of Rick Fox's jersey.

O'Neal saw this and pushed Pierce away, but then Roger bumped into O'Neal.

The referees had no choice but to intervene to maintain order once again.

The commentator Bob Costas couldn't help but laugh: "This is like a Royal Rumble from WWF!"

The teams were separated again, but the referees were already under immense pressure.

Because of this, they immediately gave Rick Fox a flagrant one foul.