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04-07-2016, 02:09 AM
Two people lost their jobs after Carmelo Anthony's adorable little fan hug
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It was pretty adorable when a little kid ran onto the court of an NBA game last week to hug New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/kid-hugs-carmelo-anthony-middle-court/). The spontaneous moment was widely ooh'd and ahh'd over online.*
It also cost two people their jobs.*
SEE ALSO: Practice or lasagna? Allen Iverson explains his legendary 'practice' rant (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/allen-iverson-practice-backstory/)
The court-storming fan was tiny, cute and harmless. He just wanted a hug. But what if he'd been an adult with more sinister motives?*
That's the thinking of officials at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, where the incident occurred last Monday night.*
An usher was fired and a New Orleans police ******r will ** longer be hired to work Pelicans home games, Smoothie King Center general manager Alan Freeman told **LA.com (http://www.**la.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/04/smoothie_king_centers_security.html).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/06/carmelo-anthony-kid-hug-fired/)
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It was pretty adorable when a little kid ran onto the court of an NBA game last week to hug New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/kid-hugs-carmelo-anthony-middle-court/). The spontaneous moment was widely ooh'd and ahh'd over online.*
It also cost two people their jobs.*
SEE ALSO: Practice or lasagna? Allen Iverson explains his legendary 'practice' rant (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/allen-iverson-practice-backstory/)
The court-storming fan was tiny, cute and harmless. He just wanted a hug. But what if he'd been an adult with more sinister motives?*
That's the thinking of officials at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, where the incident occurred last Monday night.*
An usher was fired and a New Orleans police ******r will ** longer be hired to work Pelicans home games, Smoothie King Center general manager Alan Freeman told **LA.com (http://www.**la.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/04/smoothie_king_centers_security.html).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/06/carmelo-anthony-kid-hug-fired/)
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