P. J. Brown

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P.J. Brown
Position	Power forward
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	239 lb (109 kg)
Team	Chicago Bulls
Nationality	United States
Born	October 14, 1969
College	Louisiana Tech
Draft	29th overall, 1992 New Jersey Nets
Pro career	1992–present
Former teams	Panionios (Greece) 1992-1993 New Jersey Nets 1993-1996 Miami Heat 1996-2000 Charlotte / New Orleans / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2000-2006
Awards	2004 NBA Sportmanship Award

Collier "P.J." Brown (born October 14, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. 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 and the Charlotte / New Orleans / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 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.^[1]

On July 13, 2006 the Hornets traded Brown and guard J.R. Smith to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Tyson Chandler.^[2]

1 Knicks/Heat rivalry
2 See also
3 Notes
4 External link

[edit] 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 became angry at Knicks point guard Charlie Ward and flipped him over his head, causing a bench-clearing brawl. The aftermath of this fight left the Knicks' roster so depleted through suspension (although the Heat took a fair share of that, too) that they lost the series.