There is no team in organized sports that deserves your respect more than the Washington Generals. The presumed loser of games every time they walk onto a basketball court, over thousands of games. Tortured for decades by indefensible backdoor cuts, alley-oop dunks and confetti-in-the bucket gags, loss after loss, they maintain effort and showmanship through a streak that renders the Cavaliers 26-game losing streak from the 2010-11 season a pittance by comparison.The NBA owned New Orleans Hornets attempt to trade superstar point guard Chris Paul to the Lakers Thursday this week was thwarted when NBA Comissioner David Stern nullified the trade, citing "basketball reasons". After the trade was cancelled, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent an email to Stern and several other owners, arguing that the trade was unfair to the league owned franchise. This email leaked from an unknown source to the media. Many in the media, most notably large market apologist and ESP...
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