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planetmars wrote: View PostOne thing you have to admire LBJ for... He has the platform to do great, great things.. and he's using it. Jordan had that same platform and did far less with what he could have done.
Really cool think Lebron's doing. Hopefully it works out.
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golden wrote: View PostYep, I am. With great power comes great responsibility.
The question is: what qualifies you to define what another's responsibility is?"Stop eating your sushi."
"I do actually have a pair of Uggs."
"I've had three cups of green tea tonight. I'm wired. I'm absolutely wired."
- Jack Armstrong
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golden wrote: View PostThe same as what qualifies you to question me.
I'm asking for the evidence that would justify this claim.
These are very different!"Stop eating your sushi."
"I do actually have a pair of Uggs."
"I've had three cups of green tea tonight. I'm wired. I'm absolutely wired."
- Jack Armstrong
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostYou're making a claim: 'I know this to be true'.
I'm asking for the evidence that would justify this claim.
These are very different!
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I don't really think it's fair to hold these famous athletes to such a standard. Especially when regular people have basic but important responsibilities like voting and only 50% of people actually go on and vote. We don't hold ourselves to any sort of standard as people.Only one thing matters: We The Champs.
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golden wrote: View PostYou're focussing on the money, but Jordan was the biggest celebrity athlete on the planet and he never spoke out social issues of the day. That didn't require any money at all, just simply to take a stand. Instead he chose to protect his image and his shoe selling enterprise. MJ is notorious for shirking that responsibility, especially as a black athlete. Instead of being the inspiration to today's black athletes, like Lebron, Jordan is the one who is following their lead.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.74189d3b6763
"...Hodges told the sport’s two leading players that the Bulls and Lakers should sit out the opening game, so “we would stand in solidarity with the black community while calling out racism and economic inequality in the NBA, where there were no black owners and almost no black coaches despite the fact that 75% of the players in the league were African American”..."Jordan told Hodges he was “crazy” while Johnson said: “That’s too extreme, man.”
"After game two of the 1992 championship final against Portland, Hodges was asked about the NBA’s lack of black owners. He spoke out against racism in the NBA, and across America, and criticised Jordan for failing to address the judicial injustice towards King.
The New York Times ran the story; and Hodges’ career was effectively over. "
Easy to be a social Justice Warrior when there are no penalties.
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LJ2 wrote: View PostTrue or false, JV's defence is going to be scrutinized more this season than in the past?
Noticeable? Not as likely.
Basically we replaced (nice guy overall) doorman -Demar w an excellent defender.
What Im saying, not as nearly as much need to be great on D.
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