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Cavs ban anti-LeBron James apparel and Add more Police

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by apollo33, Nov 25, 2010.

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  1. apollo33

    apollo33 Member

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    The team and the league have been planning for this date since the summer, starting a continuing dialogue since the Heat's first game in Cleveland was scheduled in early August. The Cavaliers, the league and the Cleveland Police Department have had conference calls discussing the proper way to secure the game, which will be televised nationally on TNT.

    To ensure James' safety, there will be dozens of extra police officers on hand, both uniformed and undercover. Officers will be stationed inside and outside the arena, and many will be positioned by the Heat bench and at the tunnel where the Heat players will enter the court.

    "Honestly, I'm a little bit afraid," one member of the Cavs organization said. "Some people don't care. Their mentality is '‘I've got to get this off my chest.' There's so much negative energy around this game. People aren't excited about the game itself. They're just like, '‘I can't wait to do something.'"

    The Cavaliers have been one of the few NBA teams to have metal detectors at every arena entrance since Dan Gilbert bought the club more than five years ago, but they will go beyond that on Dec. 2.

    The team has done research on the various crude and offensive James T-shirts in circulation locally, and officials will be stationed at entrances to make sure no fans enter with such shirts or signs that disrespect James or his family members. They'll also be in the stands, authorized to take away inappropriate apparel. Fans who have such shirts will be required to remove them and then will be given a Cavaliers-branded T-shirt to wear instead. All inappropriate signs also will be confiscated and officials will be on the lookout throughout the game for inebriated fans or fans who are preparing to throw things onto the court.


    Yahoo sports

    Will some crazy shet go down? I hope so lol
     
    #1 apollo33, Nov 25, 2010
  2. ketchupNmustard

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    So a cleverly disguised "Wear your anti-Lebron shirt, get a free Cavs shirt" game. That is awesome of Cleveland to do for the fans!
     
    #2 ketchupNmustard, Nov 25, 2010
  3. Rocket River

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    Metal Detectors. . . i get that
    More guards . . . kewl

    No Anti-Lebron ware? Come one Cleveland you better than that!!1
    Why deny them the right to be classless!!
    Besides. . i really wanna see the funny ones!

    Rocket River
     
    #3 Rocket River, Nov 25, 2010
  4. magnetik

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    I wonder at whose expense does all the security go to? Cleveland? If I was Gilbert, I would let them where whatever the hell they want. If Miami needs security over what they normally have for an NBA game.. let them pay for it.
     
    #4 magnetik, Nov 25, 2010
  5. txtodd

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    Cleveland fans oughta just fill the place with old Delonte West uniforms then.
     
    #5 txtodd, Nov 25, 2010
  6. Jontro

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    I'm thinking the NBA probably will fund the extra security. Would be funny though if a couple of the extra security is a LerBon hater and goes ape**** on him.

    Anyways, I don't think there has been an athlete who is hated this much by a fan group.
     
    #6 Jontro, Nov 25, 2010
  7. KingStevo10

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    Freedom of speech?


    Not in Cleveland!
     
    #7 KingStevo10, Nov 25, 2010
  8. apollo33

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    VC in Toronto maybe, I mean they still haven't gotten over it after like 7 years lol
     
    #8 apollo33, Nov 25, 2010
  9. Fatty FatBastard

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    There is nothing classless about making fun of the baby.

    I don't wish him physical harm, but I'd be fine with any and all emotional damage they cause him.

    Man-child deserves ridicule for the rest of his life.
     
    #9 Fatty FatBastard, Nov 25, 2010
  10. Landry92

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    Insulting others shouldnt be catorized as freedom of speech
     
    #10 Landry92, Nov 25, 2010
  11. MD_in_Training

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    Uh... why not? Adding restrictions to freedom of speech negates its entire purpose.
     
    #11 MD_in_Training, Nov 25, 2010
  12. Shaud

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    I understand adding Police but I don't understand banning anti-LeBron James apparel.


    Unless it has been a rule they have forced in terms of people having negative signs of the opponent. If not I disagree.
     
    #12 Shaud, Nov 25, 2010
  13. Shaud

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    Insulting the opponent is part of basketball. Hell it is part of sports.
     
    #13 Shaud, Nov 25, 2010
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    I would hide those stick on letters in my shoes then stick them on at my seat.
     
    #14 Serg300, Nov 25, 2010
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    Freedom of speech does not include screaming profanity at players and possibly hurting others
     
    #15 T-Yao, Nov 25, 2010
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    Protecting queen LeBron. Even after Cleveland f'd him over.... they're so worried about their precious ohio-native.
     
    #16 ItsMyFault, Nov 25, 2010
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    Arod returning to Seattle was interesting I remember fans throwing dollar bills on the field pretty clever.

    But this is 1000x more interesting cleveland cares about sports and the fans can get much closer to Lebron than Arod on a baseball field....

    Shaqs return to Orlando was pretty big but i dont recall anything out of the normal booing..


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    #17 rocketfan83, Nov 25, 2010
  18. MD_in_Training

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    Freedom of speech includes screaming profanities, as that is still speech. Physical harm is a different story.
     
    #18 MD_in_Training, Nov 25, 2010
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    :grin:

    so you should wear your rattiest T shirt and scribble some Lebron hate on it to get a new shirt. I like it!

    (Steve Francis's return to Vancouver was fun. Probably the highlight in that sorry franchise's history :( ).
     
    #19 bnb, Nov 25, 2010
  20. Raven

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    That's a hilarious idea. Seriously.
     
    #20 Raven, Nov 25, 2010
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