distractions...

["Peter G. Toner" <Peter.Toner@anu.edu.au>]

>1.  I have noticed an increasing amount of those long, white balloons
>being waved by fans sitting behind the backboard when the visiting team
>is shooting free throws.  Illegal, I'm sure not, but it doesn't seem
>like good sportsmanship to me.  You would think the league would
>prohibit it as it looks very distracting.  (I must admit I thought it
>was funny the time someone unrolled a life sized poster of a girl when
>Larry Bird was shooting a free throw and he laughed out loud).

And he hit the free throws!!!

Pete