That Sac Bee article is pretty lame too. Do you see how obviously slanted it is based on the language used?
"Mayor Kevin Johnson...got into a brief physical altercation"
"During the assault, the subject sustained a minor injury"
"a man approached him from the side, grabbed him by the arm, yanked him off balance and slammed a pie into his face"
"A brief scuffle ensued"
“The mayor just felt he was being punched in the face,”
Not to mention how they made a point to emphasize how he was at a charitable event for a school he helped transform.
I loved KJ as a player and have no opinion on him as a politician, but writing like this bothers me.