What a sight, fans at games again. But it seems more that fans want to act out. Let’s not excuse this and say it’s just a few bad apples especially in the NBA. Not to get political but since the end of the elections and since so many people have been vaccinated thanks to Joe Biden and whatever state and local entities it has allowed people at sporting events close to what they were before Covid. What is bothering me is the number of bad behavior of the fans. From some fans in Atlanta wanting to fight Lebron James over some supposed slight to now players having objects particular food items being thrown at them. I thought this went out in the early two thousands with the big brawl in Detroit in 2004 where the former Ron Artest had a drink thrown at him and he charged into the stands. Now we have Trae Young getting spit on and Ja Morant having racist chants directed towards his family in Utah. Russell Westbrook had popcorn thrown at him And now a fan arrested in Boston for throwing a bottle of water at Kyrie Irving. I have to ask is it worth being banned from watching a game, team, sport you love for what is a minutes worth of chicanery? The answer is not to leave a massive player alone with the fan who committed the transgression as Charles Barkley suggests. And Kyrie Irving issuing an age old  statement that players are human too and not to be treated as if they are in a zoo.

Neither fans nor players would want any sort of barrier between them. And the more raucous the better. And no one knows when someone is going to lose their mind and start chanting racial epithets and throwing things. What is a good sight to see is that with the environment we’re in people are willing to point out the culprit and apprehension is swift. But we didn’t sit around waiting for sports to come back to have to deal with ignorant people. Understandably you have to take the good with the bad and the players are totally excited to be playing in front of fans. The owners are excited to have as many fans to fill their coffers. What happens however if a social justice situation comes up like last year when games are cancelled how are fans going to respond to that particularly during the playoffs (which is one of the most painful playoffs to follow)? It is still hard for fans to understand athletes are not automatons as if we didn’t always know that. But speaking of coming back from Covid, it is certain that we are not the same country prior to Covid. It’s possible these acts would’ve happened anyways. Whatever the reason there is no excuse for them happening. G©