P.J. Brown
From Hoopedia
Collier "P.J." Brown (born October 14, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. After a college career at Louisiana Tech University, he was a second round draft choice of the New Jersey Nets in the 1992 NBA Draft, and has played for the Nets, the Miami Heat, the Charlotte / New Orleans / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, and the Chicago Bulls, averaging 9.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. He has been a member of the second-team NBA Defensive squad three times. Brown lived in Winnfield, Louisiana where he started his career playing basketball for the Winnfield Tigers.
P.J. Brown was the recipient of the 2004 NBA Sportmanship Award.
On July 13, 2006 the Hornets traded Brown and guard J.R. Smith to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Tyson Chandler.
Knicks/Heat Rivalry
Brown is known for his central role in one of the most notorious brawls in NBA history. In the 1997 playoffs, his Miami Heat team played against the New York Knicks, who had taken a 3-1 lead before Game 5. In this game, Brown flipped former Knicks point guard Charlie Ward over his head, causing a bench-clearing brawl. Brown accused Ward of trying to cause injury to his knees. The aftermath of this fight resulted in multi-game suspensions to a group of Knicks players, as well as a few from the Miami Heat roster. The Heat would go on to win the 1997 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.
