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Bulls’ Color Commentator Takes a Shot at Philly and New York After Chicago Fans Make Jerry Krause’s Widow Cry

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Jan 13th, 2024 · 10:16 AM EST

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The Bulls inducted former general manager Jerry Krause into their Ring of Honor on Friday night. Bulls fans started booing when he was announced, which made Krause’s widow, who was accepting the honor, visibly upset:

Former Bulls GM Jerry Krause was boo’d during the team’s Ring of Honor ceremony at halftime.

His wife Thelma, who appeared in his place, was captured on the big screen and visibly emotional during the booing.pic.twitter.com/7zLAtOTZvc

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This pissed off the Bulls announcer, Stacey King.

But somehow Philly and NY fans had to wear it:

Stacey King starts out the third quarter by calling out the fans who booed Thelma Krause: pic.twitter.com/Pf08cxRaSf

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King:

“Chicago is a sports town. And what we witnessed today when Jerry Krause’s name was called and the people that boo’d Jerry Krause and his widow, who was accepting this honor for him, it was the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I hurt for that lady. Brought her to tears. And whoever boo’d her in this arena should be ashamed of themselves. That’s not Chicago. That’s NY, Philly. Chicago’s not like that. We don’t have a reputation of being that way.”

Philly fans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c8wzH6q4Qo

No one likes us and I don’t care. Why should I give a fuck what people around the country think of Philly fans? They’ve already made their mind up and it isn’t going to change. Everyone makes sweeping generalizations when it comes to fanbases. LA fans suck. Atlanta and Miami are bad sports towns. Dallas fans are cockroaches. It’s the name of the game. So if one Eagles fan boos the team going into the tunnel at halftime, then we all booed. If one Sixers fan pours popcorn on Russell Westbrook’s head, we all did. One guy eats horse shit, we all eat horse shit. It’s bullshit. But that’s the cross we bear. When we’re winning it’s, “What an amazing home field advantage Philly has!” When we lose it’s, “There’s Philly booing their players again.”

Who gives a shit. Most of the time these people are revealed as hypocrites anyway when they get on their soapbox and preach. I’d rather be known as the city that threw snowballs at Santa than the city that made an old lady cry and put a guy into witness protection because he dropped a foul ball:

At least Bulls fans are consistent. They didn’t like him when he was alive and they still don’t like him when he’s dead:

Here is a video of Bulls fan booing the late great Jerry Krause during the 1997 ring ceremony, 23 years before “The Last Dance” was released. pic.twitter.com/gN2dicX5L3

— 🐺 (@_smarttakes_) January 13, 2024