Wyndham CEO gets into an "altercation" with an NBA ref at the Magic game..

[rikkis_playpen Diamond Club Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close rikkis_playpen]

Official throws ball at Orlando Magic fan – Orlando Magic BasketBlog – Orlando Sentinel


Franz Hanning was relocated after a ref threw a ball at him during halftime.. He's been getting some heat for this from the press, but I personally think the ref was the one in the wrong in this instance.. Of course, I'm a Magic fan so that may color my judgment..

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

It didn't look like a hard throw but I don't understand why he did it at all. It does appear that the fan was a little out of control as well. People can't seem to control themselves these days.

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

Wow, did not realize it is him. Guess it is not a good PR for both sides.

Jya-Ning

[MargeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MargeS]

We thought of him immediately, resemblance and all, but the first day they were spelling the last name Henning, so I thought we were crazy...

[bighut Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bighut]

I coached basketball for 37 years. I never understood why people think buying a ticket gives them the right to go to someone's job and yell some of the most horrible things at them. The ref tossed the ball and it was tossed right back. Mistake by the ref yes, being a jerk ny the CEO, most definately. I would like to see how he would react if someone came to his job and started in on him. Maybe next time Wyndham messes up my reservation I will try it. NOT!

[ace2000 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ace2000]

Guess the next time I need some attention to a Wyndham matter from the CEO, I'll know where to find him.

What a total jack@$$...

[rikkis_playpen Diamond Club Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close rikkis_playpen]

Our culture does seem to be regressing!

I coached basketball for 37 years. I never understood why people think buying a ticket gives them the right to go to someone's job and yell some of the most horrible things at them.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with showing passion and emotion at a sporting event, but far too often now it goes far beyond that- both from the fans and the participants! The closer you are to the action the worse it gets!

I took my teen to a game last year and we sat a few rows from the bench, and will NEVER do that again! The language down near the floor was very unexpected- from the fans, players, coaches, and referees!

This year we went to only a few games, but I got seats at either the top of the lower bowl, or bottom of the upper bowl.

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Apparently you don't know the timeshare business

bighut wrote on 5/20/2010 8:15am:
"I coached basketball for 37 years. I never understood why people think buying a ticket gives them the right to go to someone's job and yell some of the most horrible things at them. The ref tossed the ball and it was tossed right back. Mistake by the ref yes, being a jerk ny the CEO, most definately. I would like to see how he would react if someone came to his job and started in on him. Maybe next time Wyndham messes up my reservation I will try it. NOT!"