Utah Jazz: The Most Disgusting Fans In The NBA

Deadspin found this 5/14/2008 on bleacherreport.com [flag]

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Ben Q. Rock

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This isn't all though. Several fans who attended the game have said that some Jazz fans were chanting "cancer" over and over again when Fisher would touch the ball or shoot free throws.
Despicable.

Posted 5/14/2008 [reply] [flag]
- carty64
  
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  "Several fans who attended the game have said that some Jazz fans were chanting 'cancer' over and over again"
  I love blind sources. I also heard that some Jazz fans snuck into the Lakers locker room and put laxatives in their gatorade. I'd love to hear where this rumor started
  
  Posted 5/14/2008 [reply] [flag]
  - JaketheSnake
    
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    Well, it would explain why Jordan Farmar has been playing like he's got a case of...nevermind.
    I think like anything you've got to keep this in perspective. Are there some despicable Jazz fans out there? Sure. There's also some despicable Lakers fans, Celtics fans, Wizards fans, etc. Don't let the actions of a few idiot fans be the representation of an entire fanbase.
    
    Posted 5/14/2008 [reply] [flag]
    - UtesFan89
      
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      I've been saying the same thing. There are idiots out there... like there are everywhere. That doesn't mean that all the fans are the same.
      Of course... everyone seems to be judging us on the few idiots, because that's what they do.
      
      Posted 5/15/2008 [reply] [flag]

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The Jazz Have Some Truly Charming Fans [Utah Jazz]
Published 5/14/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... for saying that Jazz fans are vicious because they're Mormons and there's nothing else to do in Salt Lake City. That might or might not be true, but one thing is certain: They really are quite vicious. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring some crass Jazz fans
Published 5/14/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Bleacher Report, via Deadspin. Do the Jazz have some of the most disgusting fans in the NBA? PF: ODC. "You see me with my Marbury posture / I don't play ball, I point-guard every dollar." Sports and lyrics. SF: Boston Herald. Move down Sam Cassell; ...

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Published 5/14/2008 by theassociation at The Association
... by Brett Edwards Excellent post at the Bleacher Report discussing classless Jazz fans, along with this photographic evidence. ...

NBA Essentials: Jazz Fans Have No Class
Published 5/14/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
Filed under: Celtics, Pistons, Pacers, Lakers, Suns, JazzNBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day. 1. Bleacher Report: The Utah Jazz have "the most disgusting fans in the NBA." 2. The Wages of Wins Journal: Statistically, the All-Rookie second team is better than the first. 3. Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: Is Sam Cassell getting ...

Utah Jazz Fans: Angry, Offensive, and Borderline Racist
Published 5/14/2008 by Chuck at Sportaphile
In case you missed out on my post concerning Karl Malone and his illegitimate child with an underaged woman….. I hate the Utah Jazz. I always have and I always will. This article over on Bleacher Report highlights a semi disturbing trend concerning the Jazz fans. Utah fans have been overheard chanting “CANCER” when Derek Fisher touches the ball. Fisher’s baby daughter suffers from retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye cancer. As Derek Fisher went to the line to shoot free throw ...

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Utah Jazz: The Most Disgusting Fans In The NBA
Published 5/15/2008 by varsityoptimism at The Lakers Nation
... Bleacher Report: Philadelphia fans are known to be brutal. Throwing snow balls at Santa Claus, booing their franchise players, and cheering when opposing players get injured are just several infamous occasions in which the City of Brotherly Love didn’t live up to its name. ...

Game Notes: Jazz @ Lakers, Game 5
Published 5/15/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... (The bad news is that the game is being played in Utah, where not only are the fans some of the loudest – and most loathsome individuals – in the League, but I’m pretty sure it’s against the law for the Jazz to lose in that building.) ...

I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia
Published 5/19/2008 by Roland Laird at NJ.com: Sixers Shots
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