First-round (non-Suns) playoff games

[carey]

How do you reinforce a ban? If someone else buys him a ticket. They don't check IDs at the gate. Do you have to just hope someone recognizes him?

[Indy]

I guess Cap has the point, it's just how some people are wired.

I just wonder what Westbrook would have done. Is he gonna try to fight the guy? And if so, really? Over popcorn?

Regardless, whoever did it should be banned for life.

If he didn't behave that way, the dude wouldn't have had his season tickets revoked, and would be sitting there at the next game. Russ was surrounded by guys to stop them, but come on, none of those guys could really stop him if he wanted to get into the stands.

[Indy]

How do you reinforce a ban? If someone else buys him a ticket. They don't check IDs at the gate. Do you have to just hope someone recognizes him?

I am assuming there isn't more than a couple photos for each arena on banned fans.

[The Bobster]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Also, if you're Westbrook it's a huge overreaction. It's fucking popcorn.

The other fans pointed the guy out, so he got kicked out and probably banned. What else they want done?

[Cap]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

[The Bobster]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

[Indy]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

I am not sure the T&Cs for ticketmaster's resale business support that.

[The Bobster]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

I am not sure the T&Cs for ticketmaster's resale business support that.

I'm sure they don't, but if it's an avenue for fans who can't control themselves to get into games, then it certainly needs to be looked at carefully.

[Cap]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

That doesn’t seem fair.

I am not sure the T&Cs for ticketmaster's resale business support that.

I don’t understand. What do Ticketmater’s terms have to do with whether the Sixers can revoke your season tickets?

[Indy]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

That doesn’t seem fair.

I am not sure the T&Cs for ticketmaster's resale business support that.

I don’t understand. What do Ticketmater’s terms have to do with whether the Sixers can revoke your season tickets?

There are legal statements on the back of every ticket (I guess just digitally now) that explain the expectations of fan behavior and the recourse for violating that. I assume any team can revoke any seat for basically any non-protected reason. But I doubt anything in the NBA's agreement with Ticketmaster does it say that any crimes/behavior of the person purchasing a ticket are bestowed upon the person/entity selling that ticket.

[The Bobster]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

That doesn’t seem fair.

I am not sure the T&Cs for ticketmaster's resale business support that.

I don’t understand. What do Ticketmater’s terms have to do with whether the Sixers can revoke your season tickets?

There are legal statements on the back of every ticket (I guess just digitally now) that explain the expectations of fan behavior and the recourse for violating that. I assume any team can revoke any seat for basically any non-protected reason. But I doubt anything in the NBA's agreement with Ticketmaster does it say that any crimes/behavior of the person purchasing a ticket are bestowed upon the person/entity selling that ticket.

That would more likely have to be covered in the agreement with the original season ticket holder.

[Indy]

Let me get this straight. If you sell your ticket on Ticketmaster, and the person who buys it dumps popcorn on a player, you can be held responsible?

Yep.

That doesn’t seem fair.

I am not sure the T&Cs for ticketmaster's resale business support that.

I don’t understand. What do Ticketmater’s terms have to do with whether the Sixers can revoke your season tickets?

There are legal statements on the back of every ticket (I guess just digitally now) that explain the expectations of fan behavior and the recourse for violating that. I assume any team can revoke any seat for basically any non-protected reason. But I doubt anything in the NBA's agreement with Ticketmaster does it say that any crimes/behavior of the person purchasing a ticket are bestowed upon the person/entity selling that ticket.

That would more likely have to be covered in the agreement with the original season ticket holder.

maybe. but they actively encourage and promote using the Ticketmaster Ticket Exchange program, and literally build it into your account with the Suns. I don't know if other teams have a similar agreement with Ticketmaster, but I assume it is an NBA agreement, not just team by team.

[Indy]

I just checked my agreement and the ticketmaster one. They both indicate that it has to be *your* conduct ("any person whose conduct management deems disorderly") and, at least in the language I have, does not transfer to someone else in that party, or previous owners of the tickets. They list examples (profanity, abusive, not following rules, etc.).

[carey]

If it's a season ticket holder, you cancel their season ticket - even if it's not the season ticket holder in the seat.

Also, if you're Westbrook it's a huge overreaction. It's fucking popcorn.

The other fans pointed the guy out, so he got kicked out and probably banned. What else they want done?

The article I read said that the fan ran away before he could be kicked out.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I would imagine there's enough CCTV and tracking data to find the person responsible whether or not they left the arena and evaded capture.

[carey]

I would imagine there's enough CCTV and tracking data to find the person responsible whether or not they left the arena and evaded capture.

Oh, I'm certain. Just saying that they didn't catch him that night.

[Cap]

I would imagine there's enough CCTV and tracking data to find the person responsible whether or not they left the arena and evaded capture.

Oh, I'm certain. Just saying that they didn't catch him that night.

He’s been IDed. He’s a season ticket holder — well, not any more — and has been banned for life from all events at the venue.

[Drewsprocket]

Not from tonight but...

[Superbone]

At least the Lakers announcers were right on top of it and were calling for a flagrant two on LeBron.

[Indy]

I would imagine there's enough CCTV and tracking data to find the person responsible whether or not they left the arena and evaded capture.

Oh, I'm certain. Just saying that they didn't catch him that night.

He’s been IDed. He’s a season ticket holder — well, not any more — and has been banned for life from all events at the venue.

I think they said "indefinitely" not "permanently." So he could be back next game for all we know. But they will probably just wait until the start of next season to take his money again.