Friday, November 19, 2004
Pacers and Pistons and Fans, OH MY! BRAWL!
Holy crap! I was watching ESPN News with a couple friends for an hour tonight just taking this in and trying to comprehend the magnitude of tarnishment the NBA rep has suffered. The most vile, troublesome scene, in-game, perhaps ever. I still can't believe that even after Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson lept into the stands that fans rushed on to the court only to get decked yet again. I'm flabbergasted.
Three sides are to blame. The players, obviously, for rushing into the crowd. Although I think they have a credible reason for doing so. They were being physically endangered and felt obligated to defend themselves. The fans, more than any other party, should be held responsible for getting involved in the first place and for acting like cromagnin dogs by throwing beer and ice at Ron Artest, on to the court, and at the Pacers in general. Detroit fans are ugly, ugly, rabid thugs. All they need is an excuse to riot and they got one. The final party of blame: The NBA. Where was the security?! This melee went on far too long. Ridiculous.
Sigh... I miss hockey. Please come back NHL. The NBA tries and tries, but they'll never be able to shake their post-Michael Jordan image as a league of filth and ill-repute. Please come back, hockey.
Also, sidenote, saw the most timely commercial as we were watching the ESPN news coverage. LeBron James, the latest face of the NBA, is playing one-on-one basketball against his animated self. Human James can't seem to get past Cartoon James' strong defense. SO... Human James bounces the ball through Cartoon James' chest, dunks it, and then, while hanging on the rim, kicks Cartoon James in the face! Then the Nike logo comes up. Wow...
And you say the NBA doesn't promote positively...
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Three sides are to blame. The players, obviously, for rushing into the crowd. Although I think they have a credible reason for doing so. They were being physically endangered and felt obligated to defend themselves. The fans, more than any other party, should be held responsible for getting involved in the first place and for acting like cromagnin dogs by throwing beer and ice at Ron Artest, on to the court, and at the Pacers in general. Detroit fans are ugly, ugly, rabid thugs. All they need is an excuse to riot and they got one. The final party of blame: The NBA. Where was the security?! This melee went on far too long. Ridiculous.
Sigh... I miss hockey. Please come back NHL. The NBA tries and tries, but they'll never be able to shake their post-Michael Jordan image as a league of filth and ill-repute. Please come back, hockey.
Also, sidenote, saw the most timely commercial as we were watching the ESPN news coverage. LeBron James, the latest face of the NBA, is playing one-on-one basketball against his animated self. Human James can't seem to get past Cartoon James' strong defense. SO... Human James bounces the ball through Cartoon James' chest, dunks it, and then, while hanging on the rim, kicks Cartoon James in the face! Then the Nike logo comes up. Wow...
And you say the NBA doesn't promote positively...
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