For David Stern, this was a sleepless night.
He came to Portland to watch the Finals just because he was afraid of the conflict that might arise between the Trail Blazers and the Pistons.
He wanted to be personally on the sidelines to keep both sides in check.
But they didn't give him any face at all, and all of a sudden, a huge incident occurred.
While visiting Isiah Thomas in the hospital, Stern deeply wished it was himself who lay in bed with his head wrapped in bandages.
"If only Ah Gan had elbowed me during the game, I'd send him back to China right away," Stern thought. If that were the case, everything would be much simpler.
But now, the situation was difficult. The Pistons and Thomas were notorious, and it was foreseeable that many people would support Ah Gan.
Legal considerations aside, public opinion and sentiment often sway the nature and outcome of incidents in America's history.
