Posted on 07/25/2013 4:06:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
From left, members of Game Elite: John Carlos Reyes, Avery Patterson, Antonio Lang, Shawntrez Davis
LAS VEGAS -- They strolled into the auxiliary gym at Rancho High School with backpacks on and the message clear on their shirts: I AM TRAYVON.
Every player on Game Elite's 17U squad was donning the T-shirts during warm-ups and didn't remove them until it was time to tip. The AAU program based out of Atlanta first displayed the shirts Wednesday night, and per program co-director Ryan Falker, they'll wear the shirts before and after games for the duration of their stay for tournament play in Las Vegas this week.
"We all wanted to wear the shirts because, even though the right thing didn't turn out in court we wanted everyone to know we haven't forgotten about this," Avery Patterson said.
The team became emotionally connected to the Trayvon Martin story/George Zimmerman trial as it progressed into July. And while at an AAU tournament in Georgia two weeks ago, every player sat in one hotel room to hear the verdict late on a Saturday night. When George Zimmerman was found not guilty, the reaction from the team was emotional and intense, according to the players I spoke with.
"It really impressed me because I didn't realize how connected the team was to the story, the social issue, they were all informed," Falker said. "Just based off their emotions and reactions, I was trying to think of something we could do as a team to show a united front for that situation."
Falker, 38, said it was the idea of the players to make the shirts and wear them. Coaches and spectators alike noticed immediately on Thursday -- and Wednesday as well.....
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Yep and they gots Trayvon’s IQ level too—well below 100. But its not illegal to be stupid but maybe it should be considered.
How come Aaron Hernandez killing that poor black semi-pro football player isn’t even mentioned as racist?
If I am a college recruiter, I just eliminated 4 players from my scouting report.
Oh yeah?
LOL...
John Carlos Reyes, Avery Patterson, Antonio Lang, Shawntrez Davis,
All pretty normal, except the last one.
Maybe they need immediate drug testing?
Team AAU, if you are Trayvon, you are a bunch of hoodlum, thug criminals and dumber than sh_t! Put that on your tee shirts...."WE ARE DUMBER THAN SH_T!
Obama approves.
Might as well wear a shirt saying “IQ below 80”
Collectively.
I am Trayvon!
I don’t think I could get it all on my shirt, what I wanted to say.
I am a large group of the Chicago public that has been beaten, robbed, and maimed by Black thugs attacking.
I;ll bet all 4 of these scumbags don’t amount to squat in 5 years time. They’ll most probably end up at McDonald’s serving fries.
Speaks for itself. Sad.
They’re entitled to their opinions, but mine’s a little different. I believe Martin was the attacker, and Zimmerman acted in self defense. Zimmerman is innocent.
Crack and Field?
I’m going to have shirts printed with
“I am incapable of critical thinking”
and hand them to anyone I see wearing these shirts.
Of course, I’ll be wearing my “Hands Off , Law Abiding CCW Holder” shirt at the time.
They do seem to have that “break-your-nose-and-crack-your-head” look about them.
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