Memo to NJ Nets: The Customer is Always Right

How sucky are the New Jersey Nets (7-63) this year? The Washington Wizards have 3 times more wins (21-47)!  That is some pretty awful basketball. The only thing worse in East Rutherford is the air quality.  So it should come as no surprise that the few fans that still bother to call themselves fans of this sorry franchise are not happy people. Some have even resorted to wearing paper bags over their head to games.  That's rough, but at least they still are bothering to show up to the games, right?

Well apparently CEO Brett Yormark does not appreciate the effort. Below is an account from ESPN.com.

Yormark reportedly shouted match with a fan wearing a paper bag over his head on Monday evening.  Yormark left his courtside seat at the IZOD Center late in the second half of New Jersey's 99-89 loss to the Miami Heat. Yormark then doubled back toward the fan, identified by the New York Daily News as Chris Lisi of Middletown, N.J.  It was at that point that Yormark, Lisi and a friend of Lisi's got into a shouting match.  Lisi told the Daily News that the CEO initiated the exchange by asking him why he had a bag on his head. Lisi's response -- "because the Nets are so good," according to the paper. Yormark then snapped at him and walked off, Lisi told the Daily News.

I get it losing SUCKS especially if you are the CEO of the team, but come on be happy anyone is bothering to spend hard earned dollars showing up to see your sorry product.  This should be a fair warning to other sucky franchises, times are tough and sports fans have plenty of places to spend their money.  So make your product watchable and treat your fans the right way.  As long as this guy and his friends are not cursing out loud, or urinating on each other (Philly fans), they have a right to wear whatever they want.  You have no right to attack fans for paper bags or shirts that may make fun of the team. I mean last time I checked East Rutherford, NJ, is in USA right?  Albeit an AWFUL part of the country, but it is still the USA where you have certain rights!  I mean where does Yormark think he works?   FED EX FIELD!