Notes from the media’s pathetic overreaction.
- World News with Charles Gibson used Jeremy Schaap to report on the Knicks/Nuggets fight. No, they didn’t report on the Cubs/White Sox brawl in the summer.
- As we noted, Michael Ventre is an idiot.
- This article in the Sam Waterston-narrated The Nation takes aim at the media’s overreaction and David Stern’s coddling of ignorance. More on that later. Tidbits from the article:
- “Yahoo Sports headline described it, this is really “a black eye” for the entire league.”
- “The Baltimore Sun’s Childs Walker wrote that the brawl should spark a discussion ‘about the sociology of the NBA.’“
- “MSNBC’s Michael Ventre opined that “the terms ‘NBA’ and ‘thuggery’ have become inextricably linked in the minds of basketball fans the world over.” The piece also calls the incident another example of ‘The NBA Vs. Idiots.'”
- Interesting forum debate from the Pacers/Pistons brawl. Two years later, still current.
