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  • Jan. 26 Jesse Jackson Press Release: "Dismay" over New Jersey Nets' Firing Byron Scott

    02/14/2004 6:02:44 AM PST · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 13 replies · 181+ views
    Rainbow Push.org ^ | January 26, 2004 | Keiana Peyton-Barrett
    (CHICAGO, IL) Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. today said he was dismayed over the dismissal of New Jersey Nets coach Byron Scott. “To fire the winningest coach in the history of the team, a coach who has led them to two conference titles, seems absurd,” Jackson said. “But, this is a business, and Byron knew the risks. The fact that the Nets wouldn’t give him a contract extension was a warning sign. Hopefully, he will bounce back next year with another team. He certainly deserves it.” Jackson said he had followed Scott’s career since he was in college. “This was...