"Emergency" leads to arena evacuation during Memphis - Clippers game

[markketch]

Just broke on NBA TV. No details yet, but the entire arena was evacuated mid-game.

 

[Otsego Mar]

Yea just saw that.......that's really odd. Hope it was just a false alarm.

 

[SanduskyCav]

Just saw this as well. Was good to see that everyone did not panic and evacuated properly. Very anxious to see what this could have been about. My whole life of watching basketball and I have never seen an arena evacuated during a game like this before...Hope everything is alright there.

 

[I.K.W.T]

this is the strangest thing i have ever seen

 

[Marcus]

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It was in Memphis, but you catch my drift. :chuckles:

 

[markketch]

http://chirpcity.com/memphis

Some users Tweeting that they smelled smoke while leaving.

 

[I.K.W.T]

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It was in Memphis, but you catch my drift. :chuckles:

may be a tad early for the jokes.

 

[Marcus]

http://chirpcity.com/memphis

Some users Tweeting that they smelled smoke while leaving.

Yeah they just said on ESPN that the fire alarms were going off. Hope it's nothing too serious.

 

[ice cream man]

I saw that live as well. Trying to get all of those people out of there...crazy. The broadcasters were all like, "I guess that means us too...?"
That sucks.

Edit: Seems like people are going back in. Game resumed! (ESPN)

 

[Otsego Mar]

Water line break.

 

[SanduskyCav]

Fans are back in the arena, game to resume soon...

 

[AM24]

Great to hear!

 

[chiefwahoo]

Wow, water main break... yawn.

 

[markketch]

I guess the smoke comments from some Tweeters just goes to show how a little uncertainty can lead to a little "panic".

 

[Powerslave]

The Grizzlies and Clippers violated the arena's "Non-Excitement" rule.