Cavaliers fans upset free television stations not showing NBA Eastern Conference playoff games

[Algorem]

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/05/cavaliers_fans_upset_free_tele.html#more

by John Caniglia/Plain Dealer Reporter May 21, 2009 04:00AM



...As the economy continues to slide in one of the poorest cities in America, scores of people like Kis are steamed they can't see the team's games.

"We helped build their stadium with taxes; everyone should get a chance to see them," Kis said...





Just log on to atdhe.net. It is a Web site that streams video from television channels throughout the world. The site's developers say all of the videos are "found freely available around the Web."...



The site does not make clear whether its developers have obtained rights to broadcast the games through the NBA. A spokesman for TNT suggested they could not legally stream the game...

[rpannier]

1. kind of like the ban bailout money

Thanks for the cash...FU

[zbdent]

2. and don't most professional team owners support "low-tax" Republicans???

gee ...

[Berry Cool]

3. They should not complain...

They would not have wanted to see what I saw last night with my cable. A team that played for only one half, then promptly expected LeBron to do everything, couldn't shoot for love or money, couldn't stop Orlando from hitting threes and couldn't win a game by one lousy point even with Dwight Howard fouled out.

You didn't miss much, folks. :shrug: And I fear all you're going to miss out on in the long run is yet another legendary, epic Cleveland sports collapse that people will be talking about long after LeBron has finally started winning his rings with another team.