Regardless of what the fan said as a player you cannot react. I'm not justifying the fans action because i am sure he crossed a line, but as a player you have to turn the other cheek. Whatever that guy said worst things have been yelled in a basketball game where the player didn't confront that other person.
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I don't know if Smart should be suspended and if he is for how long. I unlike many of these other posters realize it's not OK to have an opinion on everything.
Sounds like the fan fired off the one word that's going to set off an African-American more than any other word....and when you throw in being on the losing end of a highly frustrating game for said player, things happen. For what it's worth I also thought Sherman did little wrong after the NFC Championship game....they threw a microphone in his face 2 minutes after the game, and he told them what he thought.
i have way less tolerance for ass hole fans than i do for the players.. the players are out there bustin their ass and as far as i'm concerned, the fans can keep their moronic comments to themselves.
whatever that fat ass said to smart, i can assure you that he wouldnt say it face to face with him out in the parking lot..
whatever that fat ass said to smart, i can assure you that he wouldnt say it face to face with him out in the parking lot..
I think you are missing the point. No one is giving the fan a free pass to say whatever they want. That is why we have officials and security. If they don't catch it there are more appropriate ways to handle it than with violence. There isn't a situation where a player should EVER react in that manner to something a fan says. You cannot justify Smart's actions.
I doubt the fan is really racist. If he was he most likely wouldnt be watching basketball. Smart should have the smarts to not let someone (and out of everyone) an old fan get in his head. We all get angry but you have to have some self control. He needs to take responsibility for losing his cool
