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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
What evidence do you have for this comment? Would you care to comment on the recent fights in the NBA? How about OJ Mayo?
Do you have stats that compare %ages of basketball games with fights/violence breaking out between US and non-US based venues?
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Relax. For one there have not been very many NBA fights. There certainly did not have a fight where the authorities had to throw flares into the stands to keep order (which actually happen in a league in Europe early in the basketball season).
Also if nothing else, the type of violence that is seen across the world in their sporting events is quite different than what takes place in this country. There might be some inappropriate comments by fans, but not blatant racial slur chants and it seems like very month the fans are allowed to chase an official all over a soccer field.
I also think a lot of what he said was in jest. Even if it was not in jest, there is more riots and violence across the world. At least at the pro level hardly anything takes place in the stands.
Peace