Heat From Detroit Too Much for Kimmel, Lakers to Bear

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — I remember the flames following the Tigers' World Series clinching-win over the Padres in 1984, and I recall officials telling us to remain in Tiger Stadium beyond midnight to avoid the riot that was taking place outside the ballpark. When we were allowed to leave the stadium with a police escort, I recall getting on the bus that Major League Baseball provided for the media, and listing back and forth as the crowd that surrounded the bus tried to tip it over.

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DISNEY ALSO pulled the Kimmel show nationally and replaced it with a rerun because Kimmel made some more disparaging remarks about Detroit in a show taped earlier in the day. I guess Disney is afraid the people here looking to escape Detroit won't visit their theme parks.
Meanwhile, TV announcers were calling for Kimmel's firing, and when one of them asked Tirico if Kimmel should be fired, instead of saying, "Are you nuts?" he said, that's up to other people, while indicating Kimmel "had hurt a whole city."

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Those familiar with Kimmel's comedic work know he had a knack for upsetting Terry Bradshaw on Fox's football pregame show. So did Jillian Barberie, and if she said the same thing Kimmel said, I'll bet a good number of Piston fans wouldn't be so eager to turn her off.
It's all shtick, the kind of thing Leno & Letterman do every night, and not to be taken seriously unless you're looking for a reason to get fired up. (I know, a poor choice of words).

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