Good for Larry!

Everyone should do this,Who cares if the ESA is Empty. All you will see is the Laker 7 on 5 fast break.

I remember on time, he was not going to attend a sunday playoff game (maybe we were playing with Bulls??), and he eventually show up after half time.

I don't blame him though. Good for you, Miller, no wonder you are self made billionaire...

Yep, Larry's doing the right thing. Just tape it and watch it early Monday morning before work!! Just don't let anybody tell you the results!

It is interesting that Larry will not go to the game on Sunday,but it is inconsistent to say the least in how the Miller Group does business.

So you can't have a religious experience at a ballgame? That's basically what the LDS Church is saying correct?................stay away form activities that are non-religious in nature. Isn't religion a personal thing anyway..............

I also think you should do what yourt heart tells you to do Larry with one modification---keep Sloan at home with you, maybe that would result in a good game outcome.

To Derrick: the LDS church has made no such distinction. It encourages us to do things that are uplifting on Sundays and leaves the individual details to us.

I respect anyone's decision regarding Sunday activities. But it is interesting how Larry Miller stays home on Sunday while his resturaunts and theaters stay open requiring his employees to work. The Marriots do the same while their hotels sell lots of booze and porn everyday of the week. BYU does it right - everything shuts down on Sundays. No sports played and students are on their own for food.

Why does this need to be announced by Larry Miller? I appreciate his willingness to stand for what he believes but it sounds very self-promoting to have to announce what his personal intentions are regarding The Sabbath.

While he is the owner of the team, he doesn't bear any role in the outcome of the game. Whether he attends the game or not doesn't matter.

Personal conviction in what he believes would be more convincing without having to announce it to the world (Utah).

Who cares?

Hmmmm said it best.

You need to spend more time worrying about yourself and less time judging the Marriots and Larry Miller.

To Hmmmm:

When I was at BYU, the dorm cafeterias were always open on Sunday. The Cougar Eat was closed, but not the dorm cafeterias. Maybe they've changed it. But back in 1995, they were open. My wife even worked there washing dishes on Sunday. A similar crew feeds all of the missionaries on Sunday over at the MTC. Sometimes, working on Sunday is a necessity and even the church pays some of their employees to do it.

I spent a semester at BYU Jersualem and we held our sabath day on Saturday. We were encouraged to go out and shop on Sunday while we were living there. BYU's Jersualem cafetaria was still open on the Sabbath--except for the first two meals on the first Saturday of each month (in observance of fast Saturday).

So please give Larry a break. He decided a long time ago how he was going to live his life and he has enriched so many others lives along the way.

Depending on what happens tonight, I might not watch either. For entirely different reasons, though.

> Why does this need to be
> announced by Larry Miller?

Good question, but it says the Tribune reported this. That probably means they asked whether he would see the game on Sunday, and he answered honestly. He probably did not bring it up himself.

Your quarrel is with the Tribune and their tendency to stir up anti-LDS fervor, not with Larry.

great story of your life - you should write a book. Maybe you could title it "A waste of time" or "How to bore someone to death" or maybe just "buzzkill."

This story about Larry is almost as boring as yours. He says the same thing every year - when we are in playoffs - I guess the regular season is cool. But he always seems to show up at the game - duh Larry.

Remember a few years back when he was attending a playoff game at the delta center on a sunday and due to his "strong religous convictions" sat somewhere in the back halls of the delta center behind a curtain?? Did he think that was a more religous spot?? It seemed to me that he looked more like the great and powerful "wizard of oz" What a joke!! Just go sit in the stands and enjoy the game,Larry. Gosh knows the game and it's outcome is the only thing on your mind at that time anyway.

Sounds like a religious stand not a spiritual one. Larry's going to have updates by his wife so he is essentually going against his stand on it any way.

Jason, I agree with you also.

What if I have to poop on a Sunday? Is that allowed? It seems like thats not very religious.

Hmmm.

The Bible says that the Master and his servants shall obey the Sabbath. Unfortunately, he broke that by allowing his people to play basketball. I hope this does not happen again.