Utah Company Gives Up Suite at
Jazz Games Over Anthem Kneeling,
BLM Promotion
Washington Free Beacon,
by
Collin Anderson
Original Article
Posted By: AltaD,
9/23/2020 9:05:30 AM
A Utah company is giving up its suite at Jazz games, citing the players' decision to kneel during the national anthem. The company, Salt Lake County-based SME Steel Contractors, is asking the NBA franchise to "put a stop to all disrespectful actions during the anthem and remove the Black Lives Matter logo from the arena."
"The recent actions of the NBA—including the owners, coaches and players of the Utah Jazz—have converted a beloved entertainment venue into a forum for dissemination of political propaganda which is divisive and completely out of step with our company and its values," a Sept. 9 letter sent from Salt Lake County-based
Reply 1 - Posted by:
JustCause 9/23/2020 9:11:05 AM (No. 549631)
Congratulations to Salt Lake County-based SME Steel Contractors.
Hope others will follow the Steel Contractors lead.
51 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
hershey 9/23/2020 9:11:21 AM (No. 549632)
Good, I wonder how much they are saving? Get woke, go broke...
29 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 9/23/2020 9:12:08 AM (No. 549634)
Nice to see the NBA gets some feedback that isn't in line with the Leagues political agenda.
44 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 9/23/2020 9:19:57 AM (No. 549643)
Stand up company. Wish I needed some steel.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Enoch Powell 9/23/2020 9:22:56 AM (No. 549648)
Why, pray tell, did someone at some point not say no politics of any kind, period? Their business is catering to their fan base not catering to the whims of frankly dumbass overpaid jocks.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 9/23/2020 9:28:05 AM (No. 549657)
I noticed the Denver NBA team now wears all-black jerseys with rainbow stripes. The team's colors are actually gold and light blue.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 9/23/2020 9:54:33 AM (No. 549689)
NBA = National Basketball Association
Did you notice the "National" in their title? National refers to nation and this happen to be the United State of America. If you they don't like the country, please take "National" out of their title. Go private but I get the feeling they like the big audience fan base, big money, big media coverage etc. Now they want to complain to us about our own country. Has a whiny, elitist, self-centered feel to it. . .
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
moebellini3 9/23/2020 10:20:44 AM (No. 549716)
Great, a shout out to the "Salt Lake County-based SME Steel Contractors". A company with some values, some respect for our anthem, our flag and our country. Thank them for rejecting the thugs of the NBA who support the real racists in our country. This is what everyone should be doing.
28 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Nashville 9/23/2020 10:40:41 AM (No. 549745)
Can’t find a stock listing for this company
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
PlayItAgain 9/23/2020 11:05:44 AM (No. 549784)
Sports teams are under no obligation to employ foolish bigoted men to have good teams and play the game well.
6 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 9/23/2020 11:44:51 AM (No. 549837)
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
4 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
seamusm 9/23/2020 12:14:50 PM (No. 549867)
Key the intro, 'Welcome the Landslide.' This needs to become an avalanche so that they start having to give away tickets to put butts in the seats.
7 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
AltaD 9/23/2020 12:25:24 PM (No. 549874)
FTA: The company also noted that it has licensed the suite for 28 years, paying roughly $6 million in ticket fees and at least $1 million for food and beverages.
It's easy for major leagues to disregard people like me who say "I'll never go to a game again" or "I'll no longer buy licensed merchandise", my family contributed very little to their bottom line. It's not so easy to disregard losses such as this one.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Periwinkel 9/23/2020 12:31:47 PM (No. 549880)
Hooray for them! Good job. I hope other corporations follow. Maybe even Costco will get the idea....ya' think?
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Sandbar 9/23/2020 12:59:36 PM (No. 549907)
As others have posted, I only wish they sold something I could run out and buy. I'd have a lifetime supply tomorrow.
7 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 9/23/2020 3:02:18 PM (No. 550049)
THAT is probably a few millions per year gone forever.
Good for the company. If I was a steel buyer, I would be very favorably inclined towards SME for business.
2 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
watashiyo 9/23/2020 3:27:03 PM (No. 550087)
Overheard BLM telling others to boycott Iron supplements.
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