Never mind that the very people largely to blame - are the very people who responsibility. For nearly 20 years - not one person has been held accountable for that fiasco (and none of them have an atom of remorse). On matters of world-altering consequence - this nation has untold millions of “thugs” who acted with systematic stupidity and dishonesty - damaging the entire future of the world (and helping to create much of the chaos we see today). At least these “thugs” reflect on their actions with remorse. These guys had a moment of stupidity and it cost them dearly along with many others. What do you think of Netflix’s Untold: Malice at the Palace? Comment below. Russ’s documentary isn’t just a retelling of an old narrative, it’s a reclaiming, a necessary revision to a nearly two-decades prior incident. Even if the Pacers stars show remorse and understand their roles in the scrum, they’re the ones deserving of another chance to explain and retake this story. It changes the narrative one final time, giving these labeled players the opportunity to tell a more complete story than was spun by Commissioner Stern, a man spotlit for his inadequacies during the events of 2004. The players don’t have the energy to keep replaying these moments for an audience, they do it enough during their own time. Though it shows the unequal consequences for everyone involved, time has passed.
This story, as repeated by Jackson, doesn’t need to continually be shown to TV-watchers and NBA fans and non-fans on a yearly loop. More than anything, Untold: Malice at the Palace feels comprehensive and final. These fans come out scathed, doomed by their lack of empathy, heightened by the league’s more recent issues with unruly, racist, and damning fan behavior, the majority of which coming from white fans directed toward Black players. According to Russ, much of the blame lands on the Pistons fans, some of whom agree to interviews for the film, all of which sound like instigators unwilling to recognize their role in the brawl. The documentary instead tends to highlight the image and legacy of the Pacers’ players, specifically how it lessened in integrity and magnitude. A full-year suspension for Artest, trade requests that led to a Lakers’ title years later, O’Neal and Reggie Miller losing their best chances at a title, the David Stern dominance, and subsequent dress code.Īll of those could be considered repercussions of the fight. Anyone that has watched the NBA for any stretch in their life has seen the clips, heard the stories, and understood the surface consequences. Told from a chronological point-of-view, with the players telling the stories that led to this game, it starts the Netflix docuseries off on a high point, one that rivets and frustrates you the longer it goes on since you already know how it’ll end. The Malice at the Palace changed the course of the NBA, yes, but it altered these players’ careers, images, and mental health. Most NBA fans, commentators, and analysts discuss the event with an air of mystique, giving it gravitas for being a black-eye of the league’s history, though the players, especially Jackson, contain harbored (and understandable) resentment. Replaying the security footage from every angle in an almost relentless manner, Russ’s doc exemplifies how this event hasn’t changed for anyone but the players themselves. Created by Chapman Way and Maclain Way with this first installment directed by Floyd Russ, the 69-minute documentary wants to give those three Pacers players, all since retired, the time and platform to discuss the incident.
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