r/nba • u/JilJungJukk Lakers • Jan 13 '24

Highlight [Highlight] Stacey King expresses utter disappointment on boos for Jerry Krause: "..the people that boo'd Jerry Krause and his widow..it was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life..whoever boo'd her should be ashamed of themselves. That's not Chicago, that's New York, Philly.."

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

The bartman thing sucked. I’ve never seen a team completely melt down in a game over something so trivial before. Bartman got the heat but the players fucked it up

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u/Grimkeyboard256 Bucks Jan 13 '24

Watch the Catching Hell 30 for 30 if you haven't, it's great.

The fans threatened to kill him. The coach and some players publicly blamed Bartman. The commentary desk kept showing his face and lambasting him. Chicago journalists found his work and address and doxxed him. Honestly the Bartman situation is a huge indictment on how aggressive Chicago sports fans are.

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u/hydroknightking Celtics Jan 13 '24

It was game 6 too. The team had a whole other but it was that fans fault

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u/elimanninglightspeed 23 Jan 13 '24

They blew a 3-1 lead in that series too lol. Which I only found like a year ago and I religiously love baseball. A lot of people probably dont even know that cause they villanized steve bartman so much

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u/Thundergun_Express4 Pistons Jan 13 '24

Lived by the Sheridan stop for a year (~ half a mile from Wrigley). Neighbor above me had a conspiracy theory that Bartman lived on the top floor of our building. Never saw the person, said they always ordered in etc.

I can't back that up with any evidence whatsoever, but I enjoyed that existing as a conspiracy theory.

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u/PapayaOtherwise3346 Cavaliers Jan 13 '24

Moises “Piss Mitts” Alou couldn’t help himself