December 2010
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“…the biggest thing that hurt me was a source in the organization said I quit,” Hamilton said in reference to a Detroit News report. “I was like, wow,” he continued. “That was hard for me because the last nine years I just went out and played hard, played aggressive, did put everything on the line every night. To hear that allegation, it was tough on...
December 22nd. I am on vacation.
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Charles Oakley calls out Charles Barkley
…My thing is, when Barkley played basketball, he didn’t practice, he wasn’t a leader, he wasn’t this or that, he just had natural talent so he got chosen to the Dream Team, All Star team because he had the talent and he was the franchise player on the team. Him criticizing all those other guys, he did the same thing when he was young. As soon as they do something wrong,...
“He wasn’t a dick. To other players on other teams, yeah, he was a real asshole....”
– ~ Dennis Rodman on Bill Laimbeer
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The Hipster in the Mirror
Taste is not stable and peaceful, but a means of strategy and competition. Those superior in wealth use it to pretend they are superior in spirit. Groups closer in social class who yet draw their status from different sources use taste and its attainments to disdain one another and get a leg up. These conflicts for social dominance through culture are exactly what drive the dynamics within...
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Goodbye to Gil...
When Arenas was at his best, he was among the best, a dedicated hard worker who pushed himself into stardom, proving to doubters that he was much more than a zero. But as quickly as he reached nearly all that he desired — besides postseason success — Arenas had it taken away.
That fateful night when Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace fell on Arenas’s left knee changed...
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“Embodied in my truth is the brilliance of hundreds of Native women who faced the...”
– ~ Lee Maracle
“Sumoud (steadfastness) by itself is resistance. Simple acts like getting...”
– ~ Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian scholar and activist
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The greatest in the game
After it was over, after Washington Wizards rookie point guard John Wall had put on quite an impressive show, Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant pointed at Wall and called him over…“I think he has a lot of talent and lot of potential,” Bryant said. “I’m very hopeful when I see guys like that that can carry the league for years to come. I just want guys like that to...
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Are The Wizards Worth Watching This Year?
It’s far from the time to push a panic button — in fact, rebuilding franchises don’t really have a panic button. It’s just that now the lows seem self-induced, and extra low — almost comically low (which is entertaining in itself). But that’s the thing about these Wizards, and why you should keep watching. You never know when John Wall or JaVale McGee are...
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Spokane
City spokesperson Marlene Feist says personnel from the street department believe snow may be wedged in the electronic sign… She also said that it was clearly ‘unintentional’.
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Be still my beating heart, Jamahl Mosley.
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Redman: Pancake & Syrup Mixtape Cover & Tracklist
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