Dince the return of the public to the pavilions, we have experienced some serious public incidents in the NBA like the spit that was carried away Bring young in New York or the assault with a bottle suffered by Kyrie Irving in Boston. Too many cases in a very short time that continue to worry the NBA and society in general.
Among the ‘opinologists’ of these events, there is someone who experienced the odd case and who was famous for his temperament. Its about former player Kenyon Martin, who wanted to send a very clear message to the NBA about these altercations. And a warning. According to him, If the League cuts it off, they will repeat themselves and then it may already be too late.
Martin, an expert in fights in his time as a player and now an analyst for the League, wrote in an article that is not wasted his notice to the NBA, to whom he blames for the next incidents, when there are. Although Kenyon Martin may seem to have lost his temper on more than one occasion throughout his career, just like the NBA you should listen to it. This is the article he wrote:
I’m lucky.
I have to thank God that he did not put me in certain situations because believe me, There are some tests where I would have failed with a crash. In 2006 I was with Denver. Remember that fight at Madison Square Garden that involved Nate Robinson, Mardy Collins, JR Smith, and Carmelo Anthony? I was in street clothes that night. That was good, because if I had been on the court when my teammates got into that brawl, I can’t say what I would have done.
It’s also good that Trae Young isn’t me. Because believe me, if at some point during my 15-year career an amateur had ever decided to spit on me, it would have been a real problem. He would have jumped straight into the stands, like Ron Artest did.
Unfortunately, the possibility of something like this happening again in the NBA is a very real thing. And the League must take swift and decisive action to prevent it from happening again. At some point, the League will have to consider banning fan attendance as punishment for misconduct. It is the only way to nip all this madness in the bud.
Anyone who has played in the NBA knows that rubbish language exists. Actually, when you get to the NBA you’ve already heard it all. People insult you, threaten you and, on occasion, they may use racist insults. Like I said, we’ve pretty much heard it all. So words don’t really bother most of us.
However, that is part of the problem. Many fans today are looking for the player’s reaction. That is why they are taking it to the next level.. And the League must do the same and take a heavy-handed approach to these incidents involving fans, because if they don’t, something very bad will happen again. And this time, it will be the fault of the NBA, because it is warned.
If there are several cases of fans attacking the players, the League must suspend public attendance completely. Again, it’s the only way to nip all of this in the bud.
The League should use the media and staff of each pavilion to publicly warn all those attending a match that if someone violates the code of conduct, especially if you try to cause physical harm to one of the players, all fans will not be able to attend the games for a certain period of time. One bad apple can ruin the entire basket, and in this case, we shouldn’t allow it.
Do you want a deterrent? No one in their right mind would want to be known as the person who made every fan in Philadelphia (or Boston or New York) have to stay home instead of being able to cheer on his team in person. They would become a walking target through the streets, and that is something that no one would want for themselves.
The League may continue to ban individual perpetrators from entering, but really how possible are such bans? You don’t need to show any identification to enter a pavilion, and last time I checked, anyone can buy a ticket online. Unless the League is using a facial recognition program or verifying the identifications of all fans who enter, such as at an airport, it is probably fairly easy for a fan to access a field that they have been prohibited from attending.
So the best thing is to veto everyone.
The NBA is a business, I get it, but for the last few weeks, we’ve seen fans become more and more brash in their verbal attacks and, in some cases, physical to the players. The League revised its code of conduct for them and more are being prosecuted for their behavior, but at the end of the day, there really isn’t much that can be done to completely eliminate these threats.
If the League instituted the policy of total ban, I guarantee you that after the first or second time, all the fans would calm down. At this point, home teams have to accept their responsibility. by the people they let into their homes. This is the moment. Until that happens, the League is playing with fire and I have already seen how terrible things can be if they go wrong.
When I was playing in the NCAA, I had a terrible altercation because of some fans who threw things at me and my teammates. There were injured fans and most of us were suspended.
Throughout my career I have witnessed all kinds of comments towards me or mine and we have become used to that being part of the game. But lately in the NBA a very dangerous line has been crossed: that of physical aggression. And there is no place for that in the League. Fans must learn their lesson … even the hard way.
.
