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Lebron's mother was not the first to get involved in a scuffle

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, second from right, yells at his mother, Gloria, left, who left her seat after a foul on James by Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, second from left, in the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals Monday, May 12, 2008, in Cleveland. Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett is on the right. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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When Mary Pierce was playing for France in the 1992 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round. Her father screamed at her so much that she ran to the locker room in tears. Later, while he was still enraged, he totaled his rental car. During the 1992 French Open, despite reaching the fourth round, Jim Pierce punched two fans who were ridiculing Pierce's play. As she walked off the court after losing to an unseeded player in the Italian Open, her father threw an equipment bag at her. He then followed her into the parking lot and was seen slapping her. The next week, 17-year-old Pierce withdrew from the tournament. Later Pierce would admit that her father was physically as well as verbally abusive.




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