Wild basketball fight in Beijing China | Georgetown Hoyas brawl with Chinese team

The best account of what led to the melee comes from the Washington Post's Gene Wang, apparently the lone U.S. reporter in attendance.

Wang wrote that the game was tense from the outset and had to be stopped earlier after two players exchanged words. At one point, a Rockets player even berated John Thompson III as the Georgetown coach yelled instructions to his players.

The hard fouls and constant bickering eventually devolved into bedlam when Bayi big man Hu Ke was called for a foul against Georgetown guard Jason Clark. The senior made it clear he did not appreciate the hard foul, sparking the initial exchange of shoves that led players from both benches to run onto the court in defense of their teammates.

Video of the melee is available at the bottom of this post and this photo gallery from Sina.com also offers several more scenes of the chaos. It was bad enough that Georgetown coach John Thompson III yanked his team off the court, made a hasty exit out of the arena with the score tied at 64 and then issued the following statement about the incident soon afterward.

"Tonight, two great teams played a very competitive game that unfortunately ended after heated exchanges with both teams," Thompson said. "We sincerely regret that this situation occurred. We remain grateful for the opportunity our student athletes are having to engage in a sport they love here in China, while strengthening their understanding of a nation we respect and admire at Georgetown University."

It's unclear whether Georgetown will continue its 11-day exhibition tour of China or not, but the Hoyas certainly have had a memorable trip so far.

Wednesday's impromptu visit with Biden once seemed like the most exciting part of the trip. Now that's a distant second.

courtesy of:
rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger?author=Jeff+Eisenberg

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[MrDanStefanica]

I don't see this as Chinese vs America, but

Chinese vs Blacks

[shangyedavid]

As a Chinese I am so shame to have those guys be the national team, a bunch of uneducated punks.

[markmcl343]

really, why they all picking up chairs

[airjordans303]

chinese out number americans 1,000,000 to 1 haha

[MrHexian]

0:21 one does not simply escapes

[punkurasson]

george town defeated chinese player and they were ashamed and went on rampage to beat george town kids..

[mtednby21]

@MrDanStefanica aasnt chinese vs. amerca dumbass u racist fuck it against Georgetown

[sbslammer58]

but China... i hope we are cool... lol cuz they could take over the world whenever they want to

[sbslammer58]

last time i checked... USA whooped Japans ass in pearl harbor... so just dont talk

[rumblefighterhysf]

@killtheyank U MAD BRO?? U MAD???