ESPN commentator: "The worst thing we've ever seen."
I've been watching the NBA after the election, the only place where I can forget about losing the election and the depressing political situation in this country.
I realized how being a fan of a sports team can make you feel the kind of excitement or satisfaction that is lacking in your life, and hey, my personal life is really good, can't complain, but you know, I care about this country, so when it comes to that I'm depressed, and angry. And I turn to sports to find a team that leads me to a "win" when after all a win in the politcal arena seems so impossible with those Republican voting machines, and Republican people handling the election, etc.
And then I thought how many other people may be turning to watching the games, how about people who maybe aren't jobless, because after all those fans in the stadium had to pay for those expensive seats, but maybe they have friends or family members in a precarious situation. I mean life in America is after all a lot worse than it has been in many years. Detroit has a jobless rate of 6.6% when nationally it's 5.5%. Maybe it's all they spent their money on, regardless how little they have.
It's the first time a riot as ugly as this one happens in the NBA, and I wonder if it's a sign of the times we're living in.
Here's the incident:
In one of the ugliest scenes in NBA history, Detroit fans attacked several Indiana players at the end of the Pacers' 97-to-82 win over the NBA champion Pistons.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle says he "felt like he was fighting for his life" when the game was called with 45-point-nine seconds left at the Palace at Auburn Hills.
Carlisle says he has never "seen or been involved in anything like this" in his 20-year basketball career.
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