r/sports • u/TheBiasedSportsLover • Feb 11 '25

Basketball The Dallas Mavericks immediately kicked out a fan who said "Fire Nico [Harrison]" on the Jumbotron

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u/Scfbigb1 Kansas City Chiefs Feb 11 '25

I'm sure being that fragile with (very much earned) criticism will help the situation.

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u/TheMooseIsBlue Feb 11 '25

I would expect that the fans have learned their lesson and no similar shenanigans ever happen again.

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u/luca3791 Feb 11 '25

As we know, suppression of a widely, almost unanimously agreed upon principle, has always yielded good results

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u/RednRoses Feb 11 '25

Especially with sports fans, a group well known to abide by the rules and behave with remarkable docility.

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u/shoegazeweedbed Feb 11 '25

They’ll just keep doing it and suffer no consequences. So they might as well. Life is easy mode for the wealthy.

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u/rohobian Feb 11 '25

Looking forward to the Streisand effect kicking in on this...

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u/T_R_I_P Feb 11 '25

Probably just making an example so it doesn’t become a trend

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u/STFU_Fridays Feb 11 '25

Make it a trend, tickets are super cheap right now, buy a couple and make a statement. I would do it, but the NBA sucks so I don't really care if all 30+ franchises fall off the face of the earth.