In case you don’t already know, the NY Knicks’ Antonio Davis went into the stands in Chicago to “defend” his wife from being “assaulted” by a fan. See the ESPN.com story. Several commentators and players have said that it was perfectly OK for Davis to be going into the stands to protect his family.
Maybe I’m missing something here. Nobody seemed to want to mention that while playing in a game in overtime (and hence, a close game), Davis was more concerned about what was going on in the stands than he was with what was going on on the court. As a professional basketball player, his job is to play the game. Not watch what’s going on in the stands. How many of us would be allowed to keep our jobs if, during critical moments where our concentration on our job performance was vital to the success of the job, we were to stop paying attention and focus on other things? Not many I imagine.