You're right, there is something seriously wrong in a lot of what goes on in pro sports(any sports, to some degree.)
That said, there are bad trends in music and film but I'm not willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater. If the country believed in holding these private companies accountable for their own projects and stadiums, you wouldn't have stadiums being paid for by public funds, at least not as anything other than a loan.
In any event, where are some of these critics when Monica Seles gets stabbed and those two jerks came onto the field and beat down the Cubs First base coach? Where are the clever keywords then? Where are the cries of "thug ball?"
Basic point--what happened is sad, but is also expected when fans believe they are above consequences to hurl personal and racial insults at players and escalate it to physical assault. This is not some problem endemic to the NBA and frankly that so many people believe that reveals much about their other biases. Now, those making a larger comment about sports are perhaps more justified, even if I disagree on certain points.
But this incident is NOT about the NBA and I have to immediately be suspicious of anyone looking to claim that when there was a fight before the Cleveland-Pitt game and there were fights in college games before the kickoff(in addition to baseball and hockey.)
"If the country believed in holding these private companies accountable for their own projects and stadiums, you wouldn't have stadiums being paid for by public funds, at least not as anything other than a loan."
And the down side to that is?