Archive for December, 2009
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If you are a basketball fan, Christmas was our day. there were FIVE GAMES on in one day. And for the most part, we were able to watch basketball from 9:00am until 9:30pm. And the only game that shouldn’t have been played being the Clippers against the Suns. The Clippers??? Who the hell wants to watch the Clippers? But I digress. the featured game of the day was the Los Angeles Lakers against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron against Kobe. Shaq back in Los Angeles. The two teams the league has been trying to wish into the finals. But it wasn’t the game that will be remembered by those who saw it. It is the fan revolt. Laker’s fans, used to getting BULLSHIT CALLS, especially at HOME, were mad because the refs let them play. And to show their displeasure, they threw the five-away foam fingers and some water bottles onto the floor . But what seems to have been missed in all of this is the FACT that the picture on the fingers is a GANG SIGN for Los Angeles!
I didn’t really look at the fingers as they were raining down from the stands. I was just GITTY that the Lakers were getting DEALT WITH, at HOME, on CHRISTMAS, for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE. It was a day later, after seeing the picture did I see the Gang Sign on the foam fingers. Here is a picture of the sign. The first picture is the original picture. The second picture turns to foam finger “right side up” so you can see EXACTLY what I am talking about. And here is the proof that this is an OLD SCHOOL gang sign for Los Angeles.
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I don’t know if this was a new promotion or what. What I do know, after working with at-risk gang members for over 5 years, is what the different gang signs mean. And that includes gang signs that are local, statewide, or national. And the the picture on the foam fingers passed out to thousands of fans, was indeed a gang sign!
I’d love to know what the thought process was in deciding to try and pass off a gang sign in a Los Angeles Lakers game promotion. And I would love to know which person, who surely didn’t create the hand sign themselves, decided to promote the Lakers as a gang. Either way, the past can’t be changed. And the fact remains, the Lakers got DEALT WITH on Christmas and the Promotion that had a gang sign on it went terrible wrong!
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As a basketball junkie and a card carrying David Stern hater, I find all of the hoopla (sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun!) about refs fixing games interesting. ESPECIALLY since it happened on Stern’s watch! But the fact remains, that most fans feel that refs have their favorites and that certain teams “get calls” and other teams don’t. And I do indeed believe that referees have made bets with players during games regardless of how big or small. I’m sure those people reading this blog are either clicking away or shaking their heads wondering if I have lost my mind. But I will show you video proof of this at the bottom of this post!!!!!!
I was a Laker’s fan until BLOBE fucked everything up with his selfishness. Don’t give a damn about him. He a punk BITCH and a RAPIST, who has been able to rehabilitate his reputation like nothing happened. He’s also a SNITCH! But that isn’t my point. The Lakers, Celtics, and recently the Bulls have always gotten calls. Certain players, Jordan, Bird, Magic, and Barkley to a lesser extent, have benefited from getting protected by the refs. And other players, Rasheed Wallace, Ron Artest, and Dennis Rodman, seemed to get calls that only the ref saw. Remember Rasheed getting a technical during the playoffs against the Lakers because he “stared at the ref!” Or what about Tim Duncan getting tossed from a game during the playoffs by Joey Crawford because “Timmy” was laughing! While sitting on the BENCH!!!!! From reports when this event occurred, everyone has said that Joey seemed (s) to have a problem with Tim Duncan.” HUH! How can anyone have a problem with Tim Duncan? He brings it every night and rarely complains. He is the Bjorn Borg of basketball! Crawford was fired for his actions and his refusal to control himself. He was brought back when Donaghy was indicted. That in itself speaks volumes!
Oh yeah, you thought I forgot about the proof huh? Naw, just waiting to the right time. I use to buy the Blooper and Dunk VHS tapes back in the day and watch them all the time. In the Sports Illustrated Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers tape from 1989, a ref makes this statement to Laker Norm Nixon with Magic Johnson looking on. He says to “Stormin Normin” something about a “steak dinner.” You can infer WHATEVER YOU WANT from this. But the truth remains, this sounds like some kind of BET TO ME! And this was caught on tape! There is no telling what goes on behind closed doors or when the camera isn’t rolling!
You can make you own conclusions as to what this means. But it sure sounds like a bet to me!
We sports fans may never know what the real truth is. Is Donaghy a “rogue referee” and a “liar” as NBA officials have stated. But for anyone to think that all refs are fair or don’t or haven’t bet on sports games that they have reffed is hiding their head in the sand! And this video proves that it happened. And Donaghy makes at least two refs that WE KNOW OF, who have placed bets on or during games!!!!!
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With all of the things that are going wrong in this world, it amazes me the being Gay seems to be at the top of everyone’s list. Something that has nothing to do with you, unless you are gay, has become the talk of the global world. And as usual, Black people the world over, are being used to spread the hate. Much like Blacks were crucified and vilified in California with the passing of Prop 8, the nation of Uganda is being used to take hate against Gay people to a whole new level!
A group called the International Healing Foundation is traveling the world stating that Gay people can be turned straight. This idea was presented to the Ugandan Parliament earlier this year and from that session, a bill calling for the execution of gays was drafted. Not only that, but if a person knows someone who is gay, they are required to turn that person in to the authorities or face prison time themselves. Renting homes or apartments to gays can also get you prison time. Doctors can be jailed for treating HIV/AIDS patients or gays. People with HIV/AIDS can be executed. Gay people period can be executed. Even Ugandans living in other countries can be executed for homosexual activity. WTF????
What is even more appalling about what Uganda is attempting to do is the silence coming from Washington. There has been no comment from any members of our government. But then again. What could they possible say without being considered hypocrites? The Defense of Marriage Act/DOMA and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell are still on the books. And as I said in earlier posts, if the United States federal government discriminates against Lesbians and Gays, why should states not follow right behind them? And if the most powerful nation in the world discriminates against Lesbians and Gays, why shouldn’t other countries take it a step further? And to top it off, many of the Anti Gay Hate groups in Uganda are being funded by the UNITED STATES!
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