We have mild winters and spectacular springs. When it comes to sports, this town is basketball crazy. But if Michael Heisley is just another sports billionaire looking for a multimillion-dollar handout, I hope we're not that crazy. Basketball is a magnificent game, but the NBA and other pro leagues stopped being about games, fans and communities years ago. Pro owners and players don't need fans to buy the tickets and fill the seats.
Corporations do that.
Most fans can't even afford the tickets. It doesn't matter if we ante up millions in public or private funds. It's money that won't be spent on our children, schools or neighborhoods. It would be helpful if the church could offer a prophetic word or two here. Part of the role of the church is to remind the community of its priorities, especially its responsibility to children, the poor and the elderly.