Smoothie King Center Fires Usher Who Let Kid Run On Court & Hug Melo

During the Pelicans vs. Knicks game last week, a kid ran onto the court during the game and hugged guard Carmelo Anthony. It wasn't a big deal, the kid was ushered off and play resumed. But the Smoothie King Center was not happy about the incident and let go of the usher who wasn't in position to stop the child. Then they made security all watch the video of Monica Seles getting stabbed. Per Nola.com...

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As a result of the incident, [Superdome/Smoothie King Center general manager Alan] Freeman said the Smoothie King Center’s entire usher staff went through reinforcement training last week that included them having to watch the video of former tennis star Monica Seles when she was stabbed in her back in 1993 during an on-court attack during a tournament match in Hamburg, Germany. Seles survived the attack, but she did not return to play tennis for over two years.

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