Knicks have controversial ads pulled
by Scott M Gleeson, USA TODAY Sports
Overshadowed by the Nets’ first season in Brooklyn, the New York Knicks are off to a strong start, winning the first three games of the season for the first time since 1999, the last time the team reached the NBA Finals.
All positive buzz.
But there has been some negative buzz generated recently from the organization when the MSG Network, the company that broadcasts Knicks games, said it will be taking down all posters associated with a recent controversial advertising campaign, ESPN.com reported.
One of the ads read:
“It’s Friday night. You can either go out and attempt to puck up sixes and sevens or stay home and watch (Jason) Kidd dish out dimes.”
Sure, the Nets’ marketing campaign of billboards promoting its first season helps remind New Yorkers that it’s no longer a one-team race. But there’s no reason to push the envelope this far with such poor taste.
The New York Post reported that MSG Network apologized for another ad that took a shot at the Broadway show “Spiderman: Turn off the Dark.”
It read:
“It’s Friday night. You can either see a Broadway harness malfunctioning or you can watch real men fly.”
It was considered poor taste because several actors from the Broadway show were seriously injured in December 2010.
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