I saw the CEO of the Pistons on ESPN this morning and he said something to effect of: "This is terrible. Nothing like this has ever happened in our league before and we have to make sure it doesn't happen again."
But that is such a load of manure. It happened a lot, and only about 30-35 years ago. Anybody read Earl Strom's book? He talks about melees between fans and players on a regular basis. Heck, he talks about melees between fans and
officials.
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Originally posted by totalnewbie
But I would be surprised if they didnt take action in the off season to alter the layout of the floor seats, move the chairs back, or dictate some ajustments to the proximity of the fans to the players.
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How about we adjust the proximity of the fans by putting a big cage around the playing court and benches? You know, like they used to do in every arena b/c the fans threw stuff and got into fights with the players? The way it was when basketball players were routinely called "cagers" for exactly that reason.
Never happened before. Please.