Is there room in the PBA for vuvuzelas?

Dali! Bago i-ban ng PBA, mag face paint na din
ung may vuvuzela para sa Meralco

FIBA has banned it from all basketball-related events since 2010. Unfortunately, the PBA is only being introduced to the annoying concept just now thanks in part to the growing supporters of the Meralco Bolts and their rising level of play.

See, Bolts fans have been tooting the horns since last year but has only gathered attention now that they've crashed into the Quarterfinals of the PBA Commissioner's Cup against a powerhouse franchise in the B-Meg Llamados. Since no definite ruling has been made in regards to vuvuzela use, Bolts fans have been blowing at it- louder than ever- in the first game much to the annoyance and vexation of Llamados and casual PBA fans.



In football, vuvuzelas are used to cheer for teams. This writer, an admitted casual football fan only because of the Azkals' Chieffy Caligdong, offers only one valid reason as to why they use it: so that they could be heard/ audible enough for their teams to hear. After all, chances of "mini chants" or "songs" being heard under a huge open space are slim to none-- so air horns are the accepted norm.

But in the PBA? Inside a dome? Ouch.

It's loud. It's annoying.

And just like laser pointers have no room in the game, then vuvuzelas should be banned inside the games.

But wait.

If you were to ban vuvuzelas, which technically are monotonous horns/ trumpets, then other musical instruments should be banned as well.

What keeps brass players from blowing at their pipes to a single note (B flat/ middle C)?

Or fans from chanting "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhh" or "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh" or something terribly annoying but similar sounding as well?

For the PBA's sake, they could just adopt the FIBA ruling and have it over with. From a fan's perspective, I appreciate the different look/ sound it brings to the game-- specially Meralco's.

Kontrabida lang talaga. Cardona, vuvuzela. Bagay.