"It makes me sad": reporter kicked out of basketball game for criticizing league
The National Basketball League of Canada is covered by very few reporters. Now there's one less. Morris Dalla Costa, of the London Free Press, was ejected from a playoff game between the Windsor Express and London Lightning before the game even started -- apparently because he had written critical articles about the league....
The National Basketball League of Canada is covered by very few reporters. Now there's one less. Morris Dalla Costa, of the London Free Press, was ejected from a playoff game between the Windsor Express and London Lightning before the game even started -- apparently because he had written critical articles about the league.
Mr. Dalla Costa has been covering the barely-known league its inception three years ago, he told Carol.
He added isn't sure what specifically got him ejected. Owners of the stadium in Windsor have the discretion to remove anybody they want, he added, noting that the league's commissioner, Paul Riley, said it wasn't his decision.
"It makes me sad that what makes the news is a 60-year-old columnist getting kicked out and not a phenomenal basketball game."
Listen to Carol's conversation with Morris Dalla Costa by clicking the link above.