A MASTER OF INTIMIDATION
https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/04/10/a-master-of-intimidation-rick-mahorn-who-this-season-has-shelled-out-11000-in-fines-for-rough-play-is-the-baddest-of-the-bad-boys-in-detroit TABLE OF CONTENTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT by RALPH WILEY Sports Illustrated - April 10, 1989 No, the Detroit Pistons aren't to be confused with Welcome Wagon. And their power forward, Rick Mahorn, isn't Gandhi. This noted, let us go back to an important Central Division game in Cleveland on Feb. 28 between the Cavaliers and the Pistons , the teams with the two best records in the NBA. Mark Price, Cleveland's All-Star point guard, was fighting past a pick Mahorn had set near the top of the three-point arc. Mahorn, who's not much for manners on the court, unloaded an elbow to Price's head. Price went to the floor, got up, stayed in the game for a short while and then headed for the bench . He had suffered a concussion that would sideline him for two games, including a rematch between the Cavs and Pis