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Tuesday Morning Starting Five: The Rest In Peace Omar Bongo Edition
June 09, 2009 by
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Omar Bongo Ondimba, Africa’s longest serving leader, dies of a heart attack. (Reuters)
NBA Shows No Respect for Black Press. (LA Sentinel)
Mos Def is diverse to say the least. (USA Today)
Drake is killin’ the game right now. (Rolling Stone)
Kwame is still doing his thing...
NBA Finals Game 3 Preview: How Will the Magic Hold Serve Against the Lakers?
June 09, 2009 by
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6 baskets. 1 dunk. 9 turnovers. 2 losses.
It’s not all his fault. He’s getting better. Yeah, I go hard on Dwight, but my criticism is grounded in his vast potential. This is not about creating a sensational headline. After all, I am the son of a Marine and because of experience...
Monday Morning Starting Five: The President Better Go Get Our Daughters Edition
June 08, 2009 by
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Laura Ling and Euna Lee sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea. Go get ‘em bruh. Go get ‘em. Not to be insensitive, but whatever type family life they have is irrelevant, this is just GP. Could this be something deeper? (AFP)
China wants PC’s to come with...
Lakers 101, Magic 96: Orlando Almost Does All It Can and Still Loses Game 2
June 08, 2009 by
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20 turnovers. Courtney Lee’s miss at the buzzer is irrelevant. A mere afterthought considering Magic spotty play. Don’t hang ya head young fella because you and your team knows it shouldn’t have come down to that.
Yeah, they almost played well. Almost, but are still...
DJ Jazzy Jeff Kicked Out of Kansas City Club for Spinning Hip Hop
June 07, 2009 by
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Black scrutiny is a bitch. I was on Twitter this morning after getting off work and saw a disturbing story that Jazzy Jeff was kicked off stage 20 minutes into his set for spinning Hip Hop. KC Live was the club where this went down in KC’s Power and Light District. The Cordish...
Friday Fire: If the Los Angeles Lakers Win the Title, Where Does this Put Kobe Bryant Among the NBA Pantheon?
June 05, 2009 by
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Yeah this is just one game so don’t get crazy, but dude came out and put a 40 spot on the Magic. Amazingly, he’s never put up 40 in a NBA Finals game. The wins mean more to Kobe. He has at least six to get right? 4 rings mean nothing to him. Mere obstacle in the path to...
Lakers Defeat the Magic 100-75 in Game 1: Kobe Bryant Stars As Johnny Blaze
June 05, 2009 by
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Don’t touch him! Hot like a little kid putting a steaming tater tot in his mouth way too soon. Making the poor little fella blow teary eyed steam that comes out like Three Stooges ears and nostrils. Hot like that. Kobe Bryant wanted this and took it...
The Starting Five NBA Finals Preview: Can the Lakers Defeat Orlando Despite Magic Shooting?
June 04, 2009 by
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Ahhh the possibilities. Just heard a stat that was oh so New York Yankees like. This is the 63rd NBA Finals and the Los Angeles Lakers have played in a staggering 30 of them (14-15). The Orlando Magic on the other hand are playing in their second NBA Finals and have yet to win the...
Thursday Morning Starting Five: The NBA Finals Edition
June 04, 2009 by
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Damn, before you know it, we’ll be watching the Super Bowl. Seems like the season blew by like a Derrick Rose crossover or a Ray Allen jumper in your eye. As the Finals begin, what will be the moment we all remember? Will it be Kobe with a Mike like golden mirror kiss or a Dwight...
A Short Chat With Patrick Ewing
June 04, 2009 by
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Imagine coming into league and playing on the same team Shaq took to the NBA Finals. Then, after a couple of seasons, you get to be mentored by one of the best centers of all time in Patrick Ewing and are now in the Finals yourself. Not to belabor the point, but this is why I expect...
Wednesday Morning Starting Five: The Black Star Reunion Edition
June 03, 2009 by
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Just a couple of links before I post our NBA Finals preview. The preview will include an interview with Patrick Ewing…assistant coach of the Orlando Magic that was conducted during the playoffs. I hope you enjoy. Now to the links:
Rodney Harrison says Be Peace. (Hartford Courant...
Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard: A Difference in Stylin’
June 03, 2009 by
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In sports these days, athletes rarely live up to the hype. When they do, we expect them to go yard three times quick from the on deck circle. We are hopeful of the jaw drop every single play. Everyday, like legends of NBA yesterday. Some come into the league as men, some just very...
Better Than Kobe?
June 02, 2009 by
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When you talk about best player in the NBA, there are a few guys in the conversation. But there’s nobody better than Kobe Bryant.
No current player has been through what Kobe has. Walk a mile in his low top Nikes and...
Interview With Atlanta Hawks Beat Writer Sekou Smith of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 02, 2009 by
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There are things about a new place that stick with you. Perhaps you despise it because of what you left behind. Maybe you love it for the same reason. The possibilities of resting your head in a fresh location are endless. For me, moving to Atlanta introduced me to the practice of...
Tuesday Morning Starting Five: The Loss of a Child Leaves You in Constant Mourning Edition
June 02, 2009 by
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Sorry for the sad post, but make sure you keep the families in your thoughts and prayers. Don’t take your loved ones for granted EVER. Finals preview tomorrow. I guess most of you know who I’m picking.
A Constant Mourning written by a talented writer over at SV. She lost...
Monday Morning Starting Five: The LeBron Is Only 24 Edition
June 01, 2009 by
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Yeah, I called his actions…or lack thereof…after Game 6 foul. Thinking about it early this morning after doing Chuck D’s show, I’ve come to the conclusion who the hell am I to judge?
Yes, LeBron James wants to be iconic. Yes, he wants to maximize his earning...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs - Saturday, May 30, 2009: The Leviathan Does it Like Shaq and Close Out LeBron and the Cavs
May 31, 2009 by
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Like I said on fb last night. Shaq just had twins. Who is Able? Finals preview Wednesday. When your big man goes for 40 and 14, you are winning more than not. I’ve been hard on Dwight all year long but now it is time to give him props because he...
Interview With Falcons Beat Writer, D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
May 29, 2009 by
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The success we have in attaining our goals is often directly related to the company we keep. The people that we choose to leave behind represent our freedom from the tyranny of negativity and the weight of doubt, depression and ill will. The people we choose to associate with at present...
Friday Fire: Yes, LeBron Went Oscar Last Night, But If the Cavs Lose This Series, What’s Your Opinion?
May 29, 2009 by
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One point before hand. Remember who did this fantasy first outside of Cleveland. We’re deeper than that because we see things from inside the soul rock’s fiber, not outside the fishbowl lookin’ in.
But so what…
Look, when it’s time to put up or shut up...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Thursday, May 28, 2009: “Some of that stepping up has to come from the (Cleveland) coaching staff as well.”
May 29, 2009 by
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TNT’s exclusive coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals continues on Saturday, May 30 with pre-game coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Game #6 of the Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic at 8:30 p.m. ET.
TNT NBA Tip-off presented by AutoTrader...
Lamar Odom and the Lakers Get Rough, Gruff and Give Denver That Game 5 Cold Rock Stuff
May 28, 2009 by
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Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Denver Nuggets 103-94
Lakers lead Best of 7 series 3-2
The Lakers are 20-0 at home when the series is tied 2-2.
Every quarter was tied in this hard fought battle in LA. If you’ve ever been to a Laker game, there’...
Thursday Morning Starting Five: The Quit Blaming Black Men For Your Crimes Edition
May 28, 2009 by
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It’s alleged that Derrick Rose cheated on his SATs. (Commercial Appeal)
Mother arrested in Florida after she alleged being abducted in Southampton, PA. She said two Black guys did it. Close by us AG huh? (Philly.com)
President Obama and the Harsh Racial Reality. (Institute for...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs - Tuesday, May 26, 2009: “I don’t think there is any question that (LeBron James) doesn’t trust (his teammates) quite as much, that’s human nature when he’s got to bear the
May 27, 2009 by
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TNT’s exclusive coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals continues on Thursday, May 28 with pre-game coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Game #5 of the Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers at 8:30 p.m. ET.
TNT NBA Tip-off presented by AutoTrader...
In 2009? Really?
May 27, 2009 by
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NY Times piece on segregated proms:
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Orlando 116, Cleveland 114: The Night Dwight Howard Became the Leviathan
May 27, 2009 by
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I can’t take ownership for the very fitting moniker describing this Dwight Howard.
Talented author and esteemed TSF/SOMM commenter, The Last Poet, lays stake to that claim.
Man, was It was nice to finally see Dwight growl!
Scowl…as he protected...
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