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NBA indefinitely suspends Artest, O'Neal, Jackson, (Ben) Wallace
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| 11-20-04
Posted on 11/20/2004 11:43:57 AM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan
I was walking by the lounge at work and heard people's exclamations, went in to check it out. I figured it was one of those "reality video" shows. "No, this is live!" Wow... The jackasses on ESPN were (of course) blaming the Detroit fans for the assault and battery carried out by those three thugs from the Pacers.
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posted on
11/20/2004 4:41:02 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
To: Dan from Michigan
I'll be curious to see what Mitch Albom has to say.
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posted on
11/20/2004 4:43:14 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
To: Dan from Michigan
Is there sonething like "assault with a deadly weapon" that referred to a boxer using his fists to hit someone with? Could that be also applied to a basketball player or any other sportsfigure conditioned and stronger than the average person sitting out there as a spectator?
Just a thought. I only had the opportunity to see the video twice and am not a basketball fan. Go FSU!! They are playing lousy.
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posted on
11/20/2004 7:07:18 PM PST
by
stolat
(stolat)
To: montag813
One can only hope this is the beginning of the end of the NBA.
The beginning of the end was the Latrell Spreewell incident. That he is still playing for the NBA, tells me all I need to know about the organization.
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posted on
11/20/2004 7:12:38 PM PST
by
birbear
(Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.)
To: SunkenCiv
He's a self-impressed gasbag.
To: Dan from Michigan
I'm beginning to believe that former interim Knicks GM Ed Tapscott knew what he was doing when drafted a French stiff who has yet to actually play in an NBA game -- Frederic Weis (known in some parts of the NY media as Fifi) -- instead of Artest.
To: SunkenCiv
I'll be curious to see what Mitch Albom has to say. He'll blame guns and conservatives like he always does.
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posted on
11/20/2004 9:59:36 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("...don't you fill me up with your rules, cause everybody knows that smoking ain't allowed in (bars))
To: wardaddy
AFAIK Dawkins' only violence was to backboards - he liked to break them as part of a dunk. He was told "cut that out." He said "I can't help it", and he was told "the next time you can't help it, it'll cost you $10,00.00." No more shattered backboards...
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posted on
11/20/2004 10:03:05 PM PST
by
185JHP
( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.)
To: NYC GOP Chick
known in some parts of the NY media as Fifi) LOL. Ribbit.
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posted on
11/20/2004 10:16:01 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("...don't you fill me up with your rules, cause everybody knows that smoking ain't allowed in (bars))
To: 185JHP
he's a bit of a conservative these days you know...like Sir Charles.
I miss the old men of the game who understood discretion.
To: wardaddy
If ol' chocolate thunder has awoken to the truth, fine by me. IMO Barkley just resents paying taxes...
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posted on
11/20/2004 11:20:55 PM PST
by
185JHP
( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.)
To: idkfa
This is all your link has now:
I have been contacted by lawyers from the NBA. They asked me to remove the video. Sorry guys
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posted on
11/20/2004 11:38:40 PM PST
by
AnnaZ
("Oh sweet domination.")
To: Dan from Michigan
To: Txsleuth
Ha ha, no, but I do listen to the ticket occasionally but generally stick to ESPN radio. I know Norm Hitzges(last names spelling is probably off) is a big liberal.
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posted on
11/21/2004 5:17:48 PM PST
by
normy
(Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
To: Ben Chad
Dirk retaliates by putting 30 and 10 on their ass! Whooo hooo!
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posted on
11/21/2004 5:20:38 PM PST
by
normy
(Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
To: ml/nj
But ... that said, I think I'd award Artest and his teammate who coldcocked that schmuck who came out onto the floor the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Uh, Artest was the one that went into the stands. O'Neal cold-cocked the guy as he was trying to get up. They are just thugs that will be out of basketball for a while and will be enriching a few of the fans.
To: ml/nj
But ... that said, I think I'd award Artest and his teammate who coldcocked that schmuck who came out onto the floor the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In all of the replays I watched, the great security folks seemed to be restraining the players rather than the idiots who were attacking them. If O'Neal hadn't sprinted at full speed, he wouldn't have been able to cover the 20 feet and cold-cock the guy before he could get to his feet.
To: Dan from Michigan; NYC GOP Chick
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posted on
11/25/2004 4:36:22 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
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