Bad behavior at the NBA Basketball Finals
There was bound to be a fly in the ointment to spoil what was an otherwise fabulous night when the players gave their all and delivered a memorable day in which records were made. This fly in the ointment was serious enough to get the attention of the journalists that were covering the National Basketball Association NBA Championships. It seems that the supports of the LA Lakers got caught up in the excitement of the game and started to throw different items as well as performing acts of vandalism. All this was reported by the Daily Mail to the shame of the team and the disrepute of the sport in general. It seemed more like a scene from a bad neighborhood rather than one of the premier events in the NBA Basketball Finals.
There were teams of police flocking the place and trying to bring order to what appeared to be a situation out of control. The same drama happened last year and there have to be legitimate questioned asked about the types of contingency plans that were put in place to ensure that this sort of thing never happened again. It is such a shame that it had to come down to this when the play was going so well. There will have to be a drastic improvement in the way that they manage the games or else violence will become a fixture and families will fear to attend the NBA Basketball Finals. This is a position that is unacceptable to the many people that love the sport. Twenty initial arrests were made but that figure is likely to increase significantly as the investigations continue into what was an unprecedented show of indiscipline on the part of the supporters.
The ultimate challenge will be to manage the different elements of the play without compromising the security of the spectators. The game was enjoyable but the drama was less than acceptable. People ought to be able to enjoy a game at the NBA Basketball Finals without having the old Bill knocking at their door.