For many years sports playoff victories or defeats have had news stories of burning cars and people bleeding as they were carried away by EMT staff. Almost a guarantee in large cities. Not just for basketball or football rivalries.
A self fulfilling prophecy by a 60s Leftist leader:
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown):
“Violence Is As American As Cherry Pie”
Sorry but I never noticed this kind of “celebration” or worse, “lamentation” when teams won or lost. And besides, those are spontaneous gathering, not organized events as this was.
I remember being disgusted in the ‘90s that this sort of behavior got more prevalent. I went to Maryland graduated ‘93, never recalled any riots over winning or losing. Then in a few years they start. I remember seeing film of bastard “collegiate” thugs stealing spbikes for the local bike shop. Even then was the first time I started saying “shoot these bastards” whether it was college or professional sports riots.
It's a guarantee because you have a lot of people drinking and they are losing their inhibitions.
I think people should be allowed to celebrate. But at the end, maybe host it at the football stadium. So they can use metal detectors. And the athletes can feel safe when they're accepting the trophy.
I’ve honestly never understood the mindset of wanting to go out and destroy after your team wins. Makes zero sense.