Slightly OT: Bradley Center Ushers Trampling Tradition

[Tommy Brice for Coach]

I would just like to point out that tonight, during starting line ups, came over to my row and took all the paper that my row had torn up to throw for the first basket. I was in the front row of the upper deck. I told him it was tradition... that it happens at every game... he still made the entire row give him our paper. He said if we didn't do it we would be thrown out.

The question is... why? And why was, as far as I could tell, one row singled out?

Has this ever happened to anyone else? I don't understand how 20 squares of paper could hurt anyone...

[Coach Norman Dale]

I don't understand how 20 squares of paper could hurt anyone...

What?  You've never had a paper cut?  Maybe the usher viewed it as thousands of little blades raining down on the lower level.   

[rugbydrummer]

what section were you in ? i threw paper in my "front upper deck row" in 436
oh well, it was like 1 sweaty paper mache ball by the time we scored anyway . . . .

[Tommy Brice for Coach]

I think I was in 430.