Hoop Etiquette Part 2

Continued from this mornings post, Hoop Etiquette Part 1...


And all David Arquette was trying to do was keep the peace when some other fans were acting up. Thank goodness his darling wife Courteney wasn't there, else she may have been caught up in the stampede too. The ironic thing is...this was a Lakers fan and the Lakers won. Why start a riot in the stands? Hmmm... and by the way, if you haven't checked out Brenda's comment on Part 1, please do so. Thanks for sharing that bit of local info with us, B!

Another amusing story that's been all over the press involves a referee throwing a ball at, or to, a spectator in the stands at a game in Orlando.
Reportedly, the fan was heckling the refs (and I might say with good reason because I did see a couple of not so fair calls, thus the fans chanting "ref you suck" over and over). So the ref takes a ball and tosses it at, or to, the fan, who then tosses it right back to the ref. Probably not such smart idea to be tossing anything into the stands. Don't we all know that if you throw something at someone sitting center court about 3 rows back, chances are that they are someone of some significance? Seriously, Tiger Woods used to sit a few seats away, that is, before his unfortunate incident, when he could actually go out in public. Uh Oh Ref Man, I don't think you'll be getting the red carpet treatment at any Wyndham resorts. I doubt if their CEO likes having balls thrown at him.

So this my friends is why you must always look your best. You never know when you will be caught in the stampede a la David Arquette with photogs snapping shots left and right, or when in a seemingly unimportant moment, a ref throws a ball at you and suddenly you are on the ESPN SportsCenter highlight reel for a solid week. Of the ball throwing ref situation, my very dear and oh so fashionable friend Krissy posed the question to me:

What would a savvy chick do?

After deep thought and great contemplation, I would have to respond that:

I would only hope that I was wearing something stunning and that I would be able to actually catch the ball, at which point I would hold the ball above my head and give my best smile for all of the cameras that were sure to be on me during such a debacle.

After thinking this over, I will certainly wear false lashes to all upcoming games, just in case--they really make a world of difference in the photos. I've heard it said many times, always best to be prepared and put your best shoe forward.

p.s. The mention of Tiger makes me think, maybe the Magic would play better if Tiger would come back to a game to cheer on his hometown boys. I think his hall pass has been taken away for long enough, don't you?

Don't forget to mind your P's and Q's sportsfans

xoxo