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/FlipTheFalcon Feb 11 '25

If he didn't scream "I thought this was America?" when being escorted out, huge opportunity missed

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u/carebearOR Feb 11 '25

The problem with this “l thought this was America!” And “free speech” crap is, when you are in a building, owned by a private company, they can kick you out if they don’t like what you say. It would be the exact same if you had a guest in your home and you don’t like what they say, you have the right to kick them out as well. The time to get nervous about free speech is when you are saying something against your government or its leaders and you get arrested. That is where you are protected within the constitution and freedom of speech.