The fan punched in the face by Houston's Vernon Maxwell denied allegations that racial comments and derogatory remarks about the player's stillborn daughter precipitated the attack.

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Steve George, in his first trip to Portland since the Feb. 6 attack during a game between the Rockets and Trail Blazers, said he didn't even know Maxwell had a daughter who had been stillborn. Maxwell has been reinstated by the NBA after a 10-game suspension and $20,000 fine.

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