Citing Brawl, NBA to Tighten Beer Sale Rules February 17, 2005
News Summary
Stung by a November brawl involving fans as well as members of the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is poised to issue new security rules for all of its arenas, the Associated Press reported Feb. 17.Alcohol sales, security requirements, and standards of fan behavior will all be addressed in the new policy, which will go into effect next week. Among the changes: a limit on the size and number of beers that can be sold.
Clubs also will be instructed to inform fans about the parameters of acceptable behavior at games. "We are not looking to eject fans," NBA commissioner David Stern said. "We look at this as an opportunity to remind people that coming to an arena is an opportunity to share an experience of rooting a home team on to victory and booing the opposition, but not doing it in an antisocial way that goes against our civil society."
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