You are ruining sports

I love sports, but there are so many things happening now with professional sports that make it difficult to maintain that love. Yesterday I found one more - idiot super-sensitive fans courtesy of Ernest Provetti. Ernest and his son were sitting courtside for Game Four of the Celtics-Magic series. After Glen Davis hits the game-winning shot at the buzzer, a shot that saved the Celtics from going down three games to one, Davis races up court to go celebrate with the rest of his teammates. Along the way, he bumps into Ernest's son. I watched it happen live, and in the back of my head, I said, I guarantee some idiot is going to make a big deal out Davis bumping into that kid. And of course I was right, as waiting to be just that idiot the day after the game were both Ernest and naturally ESPN.

Ernest sent the league an e-mail and made sure the local newspaper found out. Ernest calls Davis, "a raging animal," and demands an apology. He believes players are not allowed to cross the out of bounds line and step off the court, writing, "The NBA makes it clear [that players are not to] cross the sideline. If I cross that line, the NBA will take away my tickets. It's a double standard." A double-standard? Hey Ernest, go f*ck yourself. I don't really think players can't cross that line - how do they get to their bench if they can't cross the line? Players can't go into the stands. That is it. Players can't intentionally push, shove fans.

People like Ernest here, and ESPN for jumping on the story and talking about it throughout the day yesterday, are ruining sports. I am just sick of stories like this, people intent on getting their names in the paper at the expense of sucking all the fun out of sports. Ernest - do you like sitting courtside, just inches from the bench and all the action? Well keep complaining, because you know what will happen next time you or a similar moron complains - the NBA will make sure no one gets to sit that close anymore. If you want to sit that close to the action, there is a chance for some minor interaction with a player. Emphasis on the word minor. Deal with it Ernest (and any idiot who agrees with him). No one was hurt, no one was pushed down. It was not intentional. Davis hit probably the biggest shot of his career, and was excited. It was a great reaction to see, and this guy had to try to ruin it.

And you know what ESPN, and the papers that covered this - just because some moron complains, it doesn't mean you have to waste time and space covering it. Why not just ignore this moron? Is that freaking possible? Are there any sort of standards anymore on what is, and what is not news? Or is it simply that we are too stupid to decide, and if someone complains, we are just sheep and have no choice but to report on it?

As of now, neither the NBA nor the Celtics have apologized, and I hope they do not. I'd love it if someone would tell Ernest to shut the hell up, but for now, I'll be satisfied with the silence.