Ok I will be honest a took some time off, well I'm back I have watched a lot of the meets and I have seen so many basketball games this season I feel like a true sports fanatic. I have been on a heavy diet of ESPN 1st and 10. I think Skip Bayless is my uncle. I actually want to become a sports writer and analyst just so I can go on ESPN FIRST TAKE and hang out with Skip. Anyway I'm sure unless you have been on detox from T.V. you have seen the NBA Playoff's and all it has been offering. I was devasted when Kobe Bryant and my Lakers lost the chance to 3 peat and got swept by the now Champion Dallas Mavericks. I supported Dallas because I wanted to keep the trophy on the westside. Now Miami everybody knows I rep Dade hard but hey bruh LAKERs for life and when you have a guy like Lebron behind the mystique of a team it's easy to hate. To sum up the series, it was pure as sports gets. 2 Teams both with a dream, one team with a cast that would rival Cobra Commanders squad on G.I. Joe the other with a bunch of no names and one guy named Duke... wait I mean Dirk and when you see how this guy and Snake eyes (Jason Terry) fought a hard series and weren't intimidated at all. It was amazing to watch the arrogance of one opponent and the tenaciousness and fight of another. This time Last year during Lakers vs. Boston there was a less volatile tone. But nevertheless the masses were divded between Kobe's percieved cockiness and Boston's big three. Yes if you poll many people they say they don't mind the lakers but they hate Kobe. Wait Kobe bryant who has 5 rings? as in 5 NBA championships? Most people disregard Kobe because they say he is arogant and proud Well in the past 10 years he is the most winning athlete of any sport with exception of Tiger Woods. However golf in this Athlete's opinion golf is not sport nor or they athletes. Back to the story... and lets fast forward most of the people including me hated the Miami HEAT not for joining forces in a smart business and basketball move. But because of the manner in which they did it. Like they were shoe-ins or promised 6 championships... so impetuous. Then there is Lebron James (Destro) can't control his emotions, his mouth or his twitter acct. His whole demeanor changed when he hired his friend Maverick (go figure) to run his company and his billion dollar brand. Lebron in his 8th season has been called the second coming of Jordan, better than Kobe and oh yes could be the greatest player of all time. This and his self proclaimed title of King James.. he calls his fans witness's. Where as that works in WWE or even MMA in Basketball such brovado is frowned upon. In a sport where laid back Kareem abdul Jabar was labeled a radical it's not hard to see why there was so much back lash. So if people hate Kobe for the numerous add reason's. There is even more reason to dislike Lebron who has managed to choke on the biggest of stages, who has yet to win a Championship, yes 2 MVP's is nice, so is a scoring title. But this isn't Track and Field, or Wrestling this is a team sport. TEAM work makes the dream work. So lesson for all... if you want to do things your way, Just run Track...
The White Default
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One more thing: Here’s an article I wrote for Salon. “How Can White
Americans Be Free?” The default belief that the white experience is a
neutral and objec...
11 years ago
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