Now that former Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers has been traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, Grizz fans, who also happen to be Memphis Tigers fans, are taking a stand.
One such fan started a Change.org petition asking NBA broadcasters to not show clips of then-Jayhawks guard Chalmer’s overtime-forcing 3-pointer from the Kansas-Memphis 2008 National Championship Game. From the petition:
We already have to suffer through the embarrassment that is the Matt Barnes media circus. Please don’t make us suffer through constant “Steve, take a look at this (clip from 2008 title game): That’s current Memphis Grizzlies back-up PG standing over the entire city of Memphis, dropping his shorts, and pooping on the hopes and dreams of 676,660 people.