Rockets legend Robert Horry still nailing clutch shots: Also, Westbrook (and Paul) spoke with Jordan before the players-owners meeting and Jordan became the mediator of that meeting after he took notes from Russ and Paul. I assume that's why play was resumed so swiftly. Looks like Russ is instrumental in all of this, which makes sense why Harden is laying back. He's not going to go out there and show boat (LIKE SOME PEOPLE) if he agrees with the players' agenda.
Get the F out of here that it's about the "lack of justice". Where's the justice for David Dorn? You know the retired cop who was murdered protecting a business that he was hired to protect from looters. He was black where was the Media and more importantly BLM??? They didn't give a **** about him because it didn't fit their narrative (black people killed by white cops). Does BLM care about black people who were killed by black cops? Where does DESTROYING and LOOTING people's businesses (black people's businesses) fit the movement??? BLM comes out and says the looters were right to do this and that it's reparations??. IS THIS WHAT THE MOVEMENT IS ABOUT??? BLM is sending threatening letters to business owners demanding they hire X % of their workforce to be black, DEMANDING that they give 10% of their income to black charity's in the area.....and if they don't they'll make their lives/businesses pay the price.....is this part of the movement too???? This is called a SHAKE DOWN!!! Is DEFUNDING the police going to help these poor communities who are run by gangs and desperately need the protection they have???? Is that part of the movement as well??? These poor communities need jobs, and why would ANYONE, black or white or Hispanic or Asian, invest $$ into a community that is the wild west and isn't protected and that people will come and destroy and loot it and you want to defund the police?? Why would ANYONE invest $ in a crime ridden area? You want people to hear your cause, you don't threaten them or try to shake them down if they don't do what you want and when you want it. Black lives matter.....damn straight they do. Where's all of the outrage of thousands of black people being murdered by other black people every single week??? Where's BLM and the media outraged of what happens (and has been happening for years) in Chicago EVERY single day....blacks killing blacks??? Seems to me, according to BLM, only some black lives matter.....those that are killed by white cops....and they SHOULD BE OUTRAGED but they should also be just as outraged by any innocent black person being killed.
Way to spin that and infer what suits your hollow argument. I will not be replying to your future comments. Thx
LBJ said at the meeting he has to take care of those - QUOTE - "beneath me". I would have thrown a chair at him. Yes, I know what would ensue.
This thread has gone downhill fast and we should be moving posts like this to D&D. I think news/analysis around the NBA should be kept here but we're starting to spiral here. By the way, David Dorn's killer was arrested on June 7th and is facing first degree murder charges. Justice is being served. The rest of the verbal diarrhea here are the same old tired arguments that can be discussed elsewhere. Back to the point, I think the players did really well here. They demonstrated their leverage and brought the owners to the table on specific changes and initiatives that can be made. Good for them. They also kept their bubble platform and are continuing to play, which keeps the financial health of the league going. I think they executed really well and deserve a lot of credit from a tactical point of view.
As unbelievable and sad these vids have been, I'm worried that America will become inured to all the police brutality being documented in such a short period of time.
Seriously? 44 likes for this nonsense? It's that hard for people to understand why players would care more about their brothers getting shot by figures of authority with too much power and too little accountability in their home country just because they look like themselves than they care about Hong Kong? Not to mention that they don't have nearly as much control over what China's people or government see or do. Don't get me wrong, what's happening in Hong Kong is deplorable, but this comparison is just silly, and it's sad how many of you apparently thought it was some kind of profound message. But if this is some weird sarcastic troll or some ****, then whatever.
