Cleveland Cavaliers joke about domestic violence in playoff hype video

The Cleveland Cavaliers' hype video makes a questionable domestic violence joke
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have a message for fans whose partners prefer other teams: Pummel them until they, too, like LeBron and company.

The team aired a hype video inside the arena during Wednesday night's game against the Bulls that riffed on Dirty Dancing. But rather than basking in romantic, acrobatic twirling, Cleveland's video showed a man in Cavs gear throwing his girlfriend to the ground when she reveals she's a Bulls fan.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.