So...is there anything to some claims that basketball (in particular but not exclusively) is becoming a very 'thug' game? I mean, hockey is famous for brawls but I don't hear about hockey fans having this kind of donnybrook. Baseball has bench clearing brawls once in awhile but that rarely has anything to do with the fans. American Football can have some rough crowds (Philadelphia, Oakland) but still don't recall this level of rivalry. And what about soccer? All we tend to hear about is the violence from hooligan fans, be they in Europe or South America.
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Date: 2007-03-19 05:05 pm (UTC)So...is there anything to some claims that basketball (in particular but not exclusively) is becoming a very 'thug' game? I mean, hockey is famous for brawls but I don't hear about hockey fans having this kind of donnybrook. Baseball has bench clearing brawls once in awhile but that rarely has anything to do with the fans. American Football can have some rough crowds (Philadelphia, Oakland) but still don't recall this level of rivalry. And what about soccer? All we tend to hear about is the violence from hooligan fans, be they in Europe or South America.