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FIBA: Go blow your vuvuzela elsewhere

August 3, 2010

There was this joke in the 1990s … old Russian guy goes to a café, orders a cup of coffee and a copy of Pravda.

“Excuse me, sir,” says the waiter, “but they don’t print that anymore.”

“All right then,” says the guy. “Cup of coffee and a copy of Pravda.”

“Sir, they don’t print Pravda anymore.”

“Okay, a copy of Pravda.”

The waiter loses it: “They do not print Pravda anymore.”

“Oh, I know,” says the customer. “I just like to hear that.”

In this spirit, then, though you may have heard it already: “FIBA has announced that it is to ban the vuvuzela from the forthcoming basketball World Championship in Turkey because of…” (please excuse BiE for some snickering at the next bit) “health concerns.”

Clearly FIBA and the world’s sporting authorities are fearing an epidemic of throat-rupturing as was seen during this year’s World Cup.

FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann went all concerned surgeon general in a press release, stating, “The vuvuzela is simply not appropriate in a confined space such as a basketball arena. It’s a very loud instrument and some medical experts believe the decibel level and frequency can be harmful to hearing.”

Kudos to FIBA for becoming “the first international sport federation to officially ban the vuvuzela from all of its events” and R.I.P. in advance to one of the silliest fan traditions in recent memory. And just for old time’s sake, “Blow That Vuvuzela” by the Voodoo Sellers!

Aug 3, 2010ballineurope
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Comments: 4
  1. Kim
    12 years ago

    Great decision! Couldn’t stand those at the FIFA World Cup. Really ruined the games. I want to hear the fans sing, roar and scream. Not honk the horn.
    Very much looking forward for the games to begin, even though Sweden isn’t participating.

    Love the work you put into this site, keep it up!

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  2. milaz
    12 years ago

    In Africa the vuvuzela is part of the game, so a world cup in Africa would obviously have them… Deciding to keep it out of basketball (and a closed arena) makes sense.

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    • ΠιΖήτα
      12 years ago

      That’s totally correct! As makes sense because of the close arenas,so it doesn’t make sense because Turkey will host the World Championship and not South Africa!!!
      It seems a funny and unnecessary decision by some funny bureaucrats.

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  3. yogi
    12 years ago

    Thank God.

    It was nearly impossible to watch the World Cup because of that noise – what is the point of being a fan and going to a game if all you do is shout everybody else down with that horrific trumpet? It’s just a different form of hooliganism. Good for FIBA – and for all basketball fans.

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