Flagrant Foul
Former NBA star Ron Mercer surrendered to Metro Police Wednesday and was charged with misdemeanor assault stemming from a brawl at a Nashville strip club back in April. The pro baller allegedly got into a heated argument with a stripper at Anthony's Show Place and, as he was being escorted outside, one of his cohorts reportedly stabbed a bouncer in the shoulder. Mercer then punched another security guard in the face, police say, before high-tailing it out of the club.
Mercer, of Allenwood Drive in East Nashville, is free on bond.
The native Nashvillian played basketball for the University of Kentucky in the mid-90s under then-coach Rick Pitino and was part of a national championship team. In 1997 Mercer was a first-round draft pick selected by the Boston Celtics. During a successful eight-year NBA career he played for a number of teams, but was dropped by the New Jersey Nets in 2005 due to an injury.
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It is a shame that sports have reached such a low of late. Between dog fighting, point shaving, juiced homerun kings, doping cyclists and ne'er-do-wells like Adam Jones, Tank Johnson and now Ron Mercer it is hard to find a hero out there. Some blame the media for focusing on the bad instead of the good, but it's kind of tough when there is too much negative to turn a blind eye to.
Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 26 2007 @ 8:43PM
