distasteful?

[Section 101]

So during introductions they play different songs for the visiting teams relative to their cities and sometimes do graphics on the big screen replacing faces with players. Last night for the Cavs game they played I ain't missing you at all. In reference to LBJ leaving. With everything that's going on lately I thought it was in pretty bad taste.

 

[Circa_1985_Fan]

Hey, might as well get a couple of parting shots in before that song applies to us, right??

 

[PurpleHaze]

A couple years ago Kings were in Cleveland and public address system played Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix Experience. You know the words... "Purple Haze all around, don't know if I'm up or down, actin' funny but don't know why, 'cuse me while I kiss the sky." The Kings were getting blown out like in a daze during one of their down seasons - but the Cavs were more than happy to rub it in.

 

[rainmaker]

What I thought was pretty disrespectful, and funny at the same time, was when a few years ago Bobby Sura was at the ft line against GS, and they played "will the real slim shady please stand up", because of his bleached hair. Disrespectful, but I was laughing pretty hard. Sura wasn't.

 

[kennadog]

So during introductions they play different songs for the visiting teams relative to their cities and sometimes do graphics on the big screen replacing faces with players. Last night for the Cavs game they played I ain't missing you at all. In reference to LBJ leaving. With everything that's going on lately I thought it was in pretty bad taste.

I agree with you, but it seems like a lot, if not, all teams do that. Wish the Kings and the others wouldn't do that, actually

 

[PurpleHaze]

If professional, multi-million dollar athletes get their poor little feelings hurt in the slightest by some cut of music I'd laugh at THEM (for having virgin ears) not at the dumb song or get down on the dumb public address folks. Here's a little secret I hate to break to some of you. These world class elite athletes could care less about such in the background noise nonsense, are plenty thick-skinned to take it, some actually enjoying the road warrior them against the world attention - or more likely just totally ignoring all such distractions.

 

[swisshh]

this is really inconsequential

What I found distasteful is losing to the Cavs at home.

 

[Section 101]

I agree with you, but it seems like a lot, if not, all teams do that. Wish the Kings and the others wouldn't do that, actually

Most of them are pretty funny like playing miami vice theme and putting players faces on the cast or the Lakers and 90210 cast etc, but to do it what the cavs went through crosses the line.

 

[Circa_1985_Fan]

Remember the one from a few years back against the Pistons when they did a pretty bad one for the city of Detroit?

 

[Tetsujin]

this is really inconsequential

What I found distasteful is losing to the Cavs at home.

This

 

[Tetsujin]

Remember the one from a few years back against the Pistons when they did a pretty bad one for the city of Detroit?

Not as bad as the one the Jazz did for Doug Christie

 

[VF21]

So during introductions they play different songs for the visiting teams relative to their cities and sometimes do graphics on the big screen replacing faces with players. Last night for the Cavs game they played I ain't missing you at all. In reference to LBJ leaving. With everything that's going on lately I thought it was in pretty bad taste.

I agree. It was not what I would have expected ... but probably should have considering everything that's been going on. My first thought - and those of a number of people in Section 110 where I was sitting - was that it was some kind of comment about the Maloofs. It was only as an afterthought that we remembered that LBJ was most likely the topic.

I've never liked the idea of using music or videos to insult visiting teams. Somehow it seems juvenile and dumb...

 

[Hoovtrain]

I agree. It was not what I would have expected ... but probably should have considering everything that's been going on. My first thought - and those of a number of people in Section 110 where I was sitting - was that it was some kind of comment about the Maloofs. It was only as an afterthought that we remembered that LBJ was most likely the topic.

I've never liked the idea of using music or videos to insult visiting teams. Somehow it seems juvenile and dumb...

Not in good taste. I loved it when they use the acapella group to sing when introducing the opposing team. Hilarious. I remember all the opposing players cracking up. The absolute best though was when they used Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (the creepy part when Dorothy is having a nightmare) to introduce the Lakers during the WCF. Priceless.

 

[kennadog]

Remember the one from a few years back against the Pistons when they did a pretty bad one for the city of Detroit?

Yes, that one got a bit of publicity and criticism as an insult to the city of Detroit. It was a little too far.

 

[IfAt1st]

I've never liked the idea of using music or videos to insult visiting teams. Somehow it seems juvenile and dumb...

I absolutely agree.

In fact, I forgot about the juvenile, stupid intro spots until this thread.
I've been baffled by them each game I've gone to this year, and just wondered what lacking-in-social-skills employee is responsible for them.

I have been embarrassed as a Kings fan each time I've seen them.

 

[ArcoKings]

Very much uncalled for especially from an organization that's been pure **** for the last 4-5 seasons. I remember a few years back the Detroit thing, too. Pretty tacky IMO.

 

[Glenn]

I'd like to hear about the Detroit episode. Speaking of distractions, which is slightly different, does anyone remember or was alive when a fan right under the basket held up a life size cut out of a bikini clad woman when Larry Bird was shooting free throws? It was banned.

 

[IfAt1st]

It looks like it was opening night, 2005:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...d=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

Kings Pre-Game Shows Offensive Images Of Detroit


When the Detroit Pistons were introduced before Tuesday night's game, the Arco Arena scoreboard flashed images of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars - nearly every outdated, offensive stereotype of their hometown.

Most of the Pistons didn't see the display, but they went out and wrecked the Sacramento Kings' home opener anyway.

Tayshaun Prince scored 25 points while making 10 straight shots, and the Pistons emphatically snapped an eight-game losing streak in Sacramento with a 102-88 victory.

The Kings quickly apologized for the scoreboard montage, and the Detroit players didn't hear about it until they got dressed in their locker room after an impressive victory - their first in Sacramento since Feb. 26, 1996.

"To do something like that, it's embarrassing," said Detroit coach Flip Saunders, who saw the video. "It's not called for. There's no excuse for that. Whoever did that owes us an apology. ... I know the Maloofs pretty well, and they've always been nothing but classy. I'm sure they didn't have anything to do with that."

John Thomas, the president of Maloof Sports and Entertainment, claimed he didn't know who was responsible for the video, but promised immediate discipline.

"It was a terrible mistake," Thomas said. "That's not how we do things. We apologize to the great Detroit organization and to the city of Detroit. ... There's no explanation. It was a mistake, and it won't happen again."

The Pistons played with plenty of motivation even though they didn't see the show. Chauncey Billups had 16 points and eight assists, and Richard Hamilton added 21 points and six rebounds as Detroit (4-0) extended the club's best start since 1996.

"I just heard about it," Billups said. "I wasn't really paying attention. That's cold. Bet they won't do that again."