DETROIT, MI - Apparently referencing the
*, animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said that violent days at the Palace of Auburn Hills are a thing of the past, so fans should indulge in vegetarian fare at the arena.
The organization said this as it named the Palace of Auburn Hills one of the
ten most vegetarian-friendly arenas in the NBA
:
The Palace came in at the no. 10 spot on PETA's list. Here is the complete top ten:
- The Los Angeles Lakers’ and Clippers’ STAPLES Center
- The Toronto Raptors’ Air Canada Centre
- The Philadelphia 76ers’ Wells Fargo Center
- The Milwaukee Bucks’ BMO Harris Bradley Center
- The Golden State Warriors’ Oracle Arena
- The Portland Trailblazers’ Rose Garden
- The Chicago Bulls’ United Center
- The San Antonio Spurs’ AT&T Center
- Indiana Pacers’ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
- The Palace
PETA says these arenas are "the best of the best," but noted that vegetarian food offered elsewhere deserves honorable mention, such as the Madison Square Garden's falafel, veggie sushi and edamame; the Philips Arena's vegan sloppy Joes, pasta, baked potato; Time Warner Cable Arena's lentil veggie burger, grilled vegetable kebab and vegetarian Panini; Sleep Train Arena's vegan sloppy Joes and veggie burgers and Amway Center's vegan sloppy Joes and veggie burgers.
*The Malice in the Palace is the nickname given to a fight that broke out between the Indiana Pacers players and fans that were attending a Detroit Pistons game at the Palace of Auburn Hills on November 19, 2004. A hard foul on then-Detroit Piston Ben Wallace prompted the center to shove then-Indiana Pacer Ron Artest hard, setting a foul mood in the Palace. Artest, who has since renamed himself Metta World Peace, laid down on the scorer's table until an unidentified fan hurled a full glass of beer at the player. He then lunged into the stands and a donnybrook between players and fans lasted several minutes before the game was called off.