WHY FANS AND PLAYERS ARE PLAYING SO ROUGH.

Autor: Saporito, Bill, Bailey, Peter, Gregory, Sean, Szczesny, Joseph R., Thigpen, David
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Zdroj: TIME Magazine; 12/6/2004, Vol. 164 Issue 23, p30-34, 5p, 5 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph
Abstrakt: Offers a look at a brawl that took place at a National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons. Report that Pacers basketball player Ron Artest charged into the stands after a fan, John Green, who had hit him with a beverage cup; Statement that Artest appeared on the "Today" television program to promote his rap album and discuss the brawl; Appearance of Green on "Larry King Live"; Rise of incivility in spectator sports; Suspension of Artest by NBA commissioner David Stern; Discussion of the social contract between basketball players and fans; Reference to a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals in which two fans attacked Kansas City first-base coach Tom Gamboa; Reference to the book "In Black and White: Race and Sports in America," by Ken Shropshire; Impact of alcohol consumption on fans' behavior. INSET: TUMULT IN THE STANDS.
Databáze: Complementary Index
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