Man in LeBron Miami Jersey Chased from Cleveland Stadium

by Jordan Yerman | July 30, 2010 at 08:28 am

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Matt Bellamy Wears LeBron James Miami Heat Jersey to Cleveland Indians Game, Gets Chased by Angry Mob

A Cleveland Indians fan named Matt Bellamy wore his new LeBron James Miami Heat jersey to Progressive Field, and soon felt the wrath of a city scorned.

Cleveland is still hurting from LeBron's move to Miami, especially in the bleachers. Bellamy and his girlfriend started getting teased by neighboring fans as the game went on, but when he appeared up on the Jumbotron, things went from bad to worse.

Soon hordes of strangers were throwing beer and snacks at Matt Bellamy, and stadium security escorted him out for his own safety. The angry mob followed, chanting, "@$hole, @$hole..."

But before he made it out, the mob of Clevelanders, with everything but torches and pitchforks, followed him all the way to the exit. They shouted obscenities and threw debris at the man and his sparkling new James jersey.

It wasn't totally one-sided, though, as Bellamy did some taunting of his own: