Is NBA Culture the New Soccer Culture?

Recent fan behavior in Toronto suggests it is

Four Injured In Shooting in Toronto Raptors’ NBA Celebration

Violence Amid Celebration- 1992- Scattered violence broke out as Chicago fans filled the streets tonight to celebrate the Bulls’ second consecutive NBA . . .

Violence, fires mar Kentucky celebration of NCAA win

UVA Fans Peaceful Celebration Bucks National Trend

These headlines are disturbing.

It’s understandable fans get excited when their teams wins and might do some things that otherwise might not be considered acceptable that are otherwise tolerable.

If one tried to ride the roof of a bus under normal circumstances, if they didn’t fall to their death they’d be arrested, scorned by the passengers, and prosecuted to the fullest extent by the bus company or municipal authority.

If one does this amidst a celebration for a pro sports team winning a world title, somehow it contributes to the joyous scene.

But shooting a gun into a celebration of countless thousands of people just makes one wonder “Why?”

Running for their lives on what should have been one of the most memorably joyful times of their lives.

The thought here is often overseas soccer riots are an extension of political extremism. It is what has some in the United States fearful of those…