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[QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 4987562, member: 6535"]
It can be true both that he's a clown for initiating contact with the fan he shoved, and that fans shouldn't be running so aggressively towards opponents that someone gets hurt.

If the court storming was a little less chaotic, and he shoved the kid, that would be the big story.

Schools should embrace the court storming to make it safer. Part of the problem (at least when I was part of one like 15 years ago ugh I'm old) is that there's a lot of pushing because the fans feel like they need to be such a large mob that they're impossible to stop so that security lets them go.

Instead, announce over the PA system that the court storming will be allowed after a 30 second countdown. Anyone who runs out early subject to arrest and being banned from all future sporting events on campus. After the game do a countdown clock on the scoreboard, crowd can chant 10, 9, 8, etc then play something like Jump Around or All I Do is Win when they storm the court.

They should also announce during the countdown, no post-game handshakes. I'm all for good sportsmanship, but not at the expense of player safety. Should have some security holding the line for the 30 seconds, and some ushering the opposing team off ASAP.
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