Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NBA on Memorial Day


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The result was Delete. Userfication is available upon request, as always. —Quarl (talk) 2007-03-09 09:56Z 

NBA on Memorial Day

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Delete - similar to football on Christmas and basketball on Christmas and Filipino basketball on Christmas, playing basketball on Memorial Day is not so culturally significant as to warrant an article. Otto4711 14:54, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletions.   -- SkierRMH 02:12, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Delete - As Otto said, it's not culturally significant, unlike Thanksgiving Classic. - PoliticalJunkie 16:03, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete The expected coincidence of playing the same day as a holiday does not automatically make it notable. Especially when compared to games/events that are specifically celebrated around holidays, such as the Thanksgiving Classic and Labour Day Classic.  The attempt at tying the playing of NBA games with memorials for 9/11 is nothing more than revisionist history. Resolute 20:08, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Reluctant delete Though it's a nice-looking article, I think this is pushing things, even from an inclusionist's standpoint. I  know basketball, and there's nothing especially significant about playing on Memorial Day.  The games just don't have the same cultural resonance as the NFL's Thanksgiving Classic.  Really, no date-specific game in the NBA does.  I'd hate to see this get nuked, though. Could the creator perhaps move it to his/her userspace? Zagalejo 20:59, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


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