I get why crowds celebrate.
Especially when you are a college student in your home court.
When a player sees his schoolmates storming the court to show appreciation for what he or she has accomplished, you can't help but feel good inside.
When the opposing team sees this though, it's like there's going to be in a stampede and he or she's in the heart of the disaster.
It's bad enough that they lost, let alone get trampled.
It's barely the case here in the Philippines. I have seen tapes of fans joining in on the celebration, but most of the fans here are either VIPs (team executives, invited friends, or family members,) or media people. Just like in any government office, a private company, or a private subdivision, there are security people who impose a "no ID, no entry" rule. The actual fans even second-guess their selves if they want to come inside the court because they are either too old to storm the court, or they just think that it's a chore.
I mean, why run to the court to hug no one?
Filipinos are accommodating, but they are NOT that accommodating.
For me, court storming is similar to court streaking. When a player fights with a fan in the stands, it's a grave offense. That incident with Wynne Arboleda may not be Malice in the Palace, but it's not a good look for the PBA as well, despite how wrong or how offensive the fan has become. With that said, remember when the PBA had a Spiderman streaker and he almost injured June Mar Fajardo? How about the bygone PBA days when fans threw coins and water bottles inside the court?
How about Gilas Pilipinas versus Australia?
Whenever a fan gets the red light to enter the court, it saves both parties from incident and accident. Maybe the Duke Blue Devils had it coming, but in the scheme of things, this move brings nothing to that game's awesomeness other than we could blatantly see the lax (or lack) of security for the players and the fans during that game.