With 5:47 left in the Pistons’ 110-101 loss, Villanueva and Hollins started wrestling with each other when Villanueva went to set a pick. Both were pulled back to their respective benches and things appeared calm, but after both players were ejected, Villanueva sprinted across the Palace floor toward the Cavs’ locker room.
He was grabbed by Rodney Stuckey and Pistons security head Jerry Hendon and they were able to get him under control. But later, Villanueva attempted to get to the Cavs’ locker room, only to be restrained by Auburn Hills police. As he was escorted back to the Pistons’ locker room, Villanueva muttered, “I will kill that dude. I don’t give a (expletive).”
Villanueva said Hollins said something to set him off, but wouldn’t reveal what it was. TV replays showed Hollins nailing Villanueva with an elbow earlier in the quarter and Villanueva retaliating during the scrum that caused the ejections with a subtle jab to the groin. “He threw an elbow, caught me in my leg. I told him, ‘Just watch that elbow.’ He said something real smart so I got angry in the heat of the moment, that’s about it.”
I'm guessing the something that Hollins said, had to do with Charlie having a vagina, which was probably the tipping point. The guy went straight into crazed Ron Artest mode. Gave me a Malace at the Palace flashback. Too bad this team is way too gutless to actually throw a punch, excluding Big Ben of course. That dude is obviously unbalanced.
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