Jazz fans not always so funny
The picture above is funny. Sure, Kobe's come a long way since his stay at a resort in Eagle, Colorado in July 2003, but putting together a display involving a blowup doll is both creative and requires a few minutes of work. What isn't funny, on the other hand, is the treatment his teammate Derek Fisher has been getting from Utah fans (according to this story on Bleacher Report). It has long been said the Jazz have some of the cruelest fans in the league, but to mock Fisher and his sick daughter is beyond sick -- I might even call it Jamar Hornsby-esque.
In case you're not down with Fisher's story, he was a key player on last year's Jazz team that reached the Western Conference Finals. Prior to one of Utah's second round games against Golden State, he flew to New York to be with his eleven-month-old daughter, who was undergoing surgery for eye cancer. He made it back to Salt Lake City in the second half of the game against the Warriors, in time to nail a late three to send the game to overtime. After the season, the Jazz agreed to void the remainder of his contract to allow him to play in a city where his daughter could receive treatment.
Now, according to Bleacher Report, he's getting mocked by Jazz fans with chants of "cancer, cancer" and a picture even shows a Utah fan covering his eye to mock Fisher while shooting a free throw.
Man, that's brutal. I've heard just about every heckle in the book at the sporting events I've been to (not ALL of them directed at me, of course), but nothing near as nasty as that. I realize certain fans' behavior doesn't represent Salt Lake City or Jazz fans as a whole, but I'd be pretty embarrassed right now if I was rooting for them.
In case you're not down with Fisher's story, he was a key player on last year's Jazz team that reached the Western Conference Finals. Prior to one of Utah's second round games against Golden State, he flew to New York to be with his eleven-month-old daughter, who was undergoing surgery for eye cancer. He made it back to Salt Lake City in the second half of the game against the Warriors, in time to nail a late three to send the game to overtime. After the season, the Jazz agreed to void the remainder of his contract to allow him to play in a city where his daughter could receive treatment.
Now, according to Bleacher Report, he's getting mocked by Jazz fans with chants of "cancer, cancer" and a picture even shows a Utah fan covering his eye to mock Fisher while shooting a free throw.
Man, that's brutal. I've heard just about every heckle in the book at the sporting events I've been to (not ALL of them directed at me, of course), but nothing near as nasty as that. I realize certain fans' behavior doesn't represent Salt Lake City or Jazz fans as a whole, but I'd be pretty embarrassed right now if I was rooting for them.
