What is really going on?

In hockey, fighting is accepted as part of the game. In baseball, a pitcher can purposefully throw a pitch to hit a batter and that is part of the "unwritten rules". Why is it that in basketball when we see brothers throw a couple of punches, these talking heads on TV act like they are completely outraged.

Give me a break! Suddenly the players are out of control? There are definite racial undertones with the way the NBA deals with its players. Basketball is a physical, contact sport and it gets emotional.

Yes, that was an unnecessary foul ... Yes, Nate Robinson is an instigator ... Yes, Carmelo defended his team mate and back pedaled like a girl but let's not get carried away in our outrage. Would cooler heads prevail if you were in the same situation?