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Did you know New York City has a "Calvin Klein Law" that imposes stiff penalties on those who intrude on the playing area of major sporting events?

Yes, it's named for the fashion designer. 

Ian Begley of the New York Daily News tells the story of a fan at Madison Square Garden last night who ran to greet/snuggle/praise LeBron James during last night's Cavaliers win:

"Out of the corner of my eye, I just saw him running," [Cavalier Devin] Brown said. "He was going straight to LeBron and LeBron was standing right behind me, so I tried to keep him back because he was coming pretty good.

"I just wanted to make sure he didn't have any (weapons) in his hands. I just gave him a forearm. (The fan) said 'What's up' to him and shook his hand, and security got to him."

A Knicks spokesperson said the unidentified fan was arrested under what is dubbed the "Calvin Klein" law, a city edict that makes trespassing on the playing area of a major sporting event a misdemeanor. The law hits offenders with up to a year behind bars and fines of up to $1,000, and civil penalties of up to $5,000. An offender can also be fined up to $25,000 if he or she hits or has unwelcome physical contact with a player, coach or umpire.

The law was put on the books after designer Calvin Klein got up from his courtside seat during a Knicks home game in March 2003 and struck up a conversation with Latrell Sprewell, who was trying to inbound the ball.

Having a law named after you is like having a bridge named after you. It seems like a cute little side story when it happens. What you have to worry about, however, is that centuries later, that bridge or that law might be all anyone remembers about you.