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BLITZ – 2/5/13: FatBack Breakfast

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Congratulations To The Baltimore Ravens! Now Pay Your Louisiana Tax Bill

Justice Department Memo Reveals Legal Case For Drone Strikes On Americans

U.S. Military Struggling To Stop Suicide Epidemic Among War Veterans

The 10 Best Careers In Sports

Hitchhiker Gives Hilarious Account Of Saving Woman From An Attack Using A Hatchet

Lebron James Has Historic Shooting Night Against The Charlotte Bobcats

Lord Jamar Of Brand Nubian Says Kanye West Is The ‘Pioneer Of This Queer Sh*t’

What Would Happen If America Got Free “Nationwide” WiFi? Google Wins, Carriers Lose

Pakistan Building $30 Million Amusement Park In Town Where Osama Bin Laden Was Shot

The World’s Oldest Black Woman Dies In Detroit After Inspiring Life

Jalen Rose Partied With Indiana Students Until 5am Sunday Morning Because He’s A Hero

1-Way Ticket To Florida: How Puerto Ricans Are Leaving The Island’s Woes In Record Numbers

Noam Chomsky: U.S. Control Is Diminishing, But It Still Thinks It Owns The World

NBC To Stream Content Into Over 1,200 Philadelphia Taxi’s

Like Manti? Man Invents Girlfriend Because He Was Gay & Wanted To Play Football In College

Manti Te’o Loved Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Ray Lewis Says The System Failed To Properly Investigate The Double Murder In Atlanta

Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis Losing In The 1992 High School State Wrestling Championship

Was Super Bowl XLVII The Best One Ever?

R&B Singer Keith Sweat Explains He’s ‘Cheated & Been Cheated On’ In His New Book

Iran’s Leader Embraces Facebook & Twitter While Many Iranian People Are Blocked

BLITZ – 2/4/13: Great Champions

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HEADLINES

Baltimore Ravens Led By Ray Lewis Win Super Bowl XLVII

Baltimore Ravens Overcome Various Obstacles To Beat The SF 49ers 34-31 In Super Bowl XLVII

The Full & Complete Timeline Of The Baltimore Ravens’ Championship Season

Ray Lewis Rides Off As A Champion In Super Bowl XLVII

Despite Near Death Rumors, Muhammad Ali Was Watching Baltimore Ravens Win Super Bowl

Can The Baltimore Ravens Repeat As Super Bowl Champions Next Season?

Jokesters & Advertisers Pounce On The Super Bowl Power Outage Through Social Media

Grading The Best & Worst Super Bowl Commercials Of 2013

Power Outage Stops Super Bowl For 34 Minutes

Are Mini-Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?

Do-It-Yourself Penis Implants & The Growing Fad Throughout The Prison System

Civic Leaders Call For President Obama To Help Slow Tide Of Homicides In Chicago

Judge Calls Former NBA Star Allen Iverson A ‘Horrible Pathetic Excuse For A Parent’

Who Is America’s Favorite Team According To Facebook Data?

Investigators Still Looking Into The Shooting Death Of EX-Navy SEAL & Author Chris Kyle

A Look At The New $39 Million Dollar ‘Rolls Royce’ Of Mega-Yachts

New DARPA 1.8 Gigapixel Drone Can See You Waving From 15,000 Feet Away

A County-By-County Guide Of Fans Of Various NFL Teams According To Facebook

BLITZ – 2/1/13: Smack Dat Friday

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HEADLINES

As The U.S. Is Consuming Less Cocaine, Brazil Is Now Using More

South African Billionaire Patrice Motsepe Pledges To Donate Half Of His Fortune

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch Dies This Morning At The Age Of 88

Ray Lewis Seeks The Ultimate Prize: Going Out On Top

Are Shooting Ranges Becoming The New Bowling Alleys?

Geraldo Rivera Considering A Run For U.S. Senate As A Republican

Burger King Finds Horse DNA Inside One Of The Irish Plants Where They Purchase Meat

Judge Orders Unemployed Mother Of 15 To Learn How To ‘Suck D*ck’

Hundreds Of Bikers Stop Traffic On A Cali Highway So Their Friend Could Propose To His Girl

Why Is ‘Authenticity’ So Central To Urban Culture?

Gay Pitbull Nicknamed ‘Elton’ Saved From Execution At The Dog Pound

Man’s Dreadlocks Shaved Off & Stolen At Party; Dreadlock Thefts On The Rise In South Africa

Do You Need Apple’s 128G iPad When It’s Released?

New ‘Bang With Professionals’ App Helps You Have Sex With Your Co-Workers

Houston Texans RB Arian Foster To Undergo Procedure For An Irregular Heartbeat

The Top Black Girl Tumblrs To Look At

Black Men Are Heading To Tattoo Shops To Get Their Lips “Pink” Or “Red”

Despite President Obama’s Plans For Needed Immigration Reform, Deportations Are At A High

BLITZ – 1/30/13: Grade A Butt

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HEADLINES

Porn Star Ron Jeremy In Critical Condition With A Heart Aneurysum

Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis Denies Using NFL Banned Antler Spray

Brain Disease: Frightening Future For NFL Players

Man Behind The Alleged Hoax Involving Manti Te’o Says He’s ‘Deeply’ In Love With Him

George Zimmerman Wants To Delay Trial In The Trayvon Martin Shooting Case

HBO’s ‘Entourage’ Movie Gets The Green Light For The Big Screen

MSNBC’s Karen Finney Says The GOP Is A Bunch Of ‘Crazy Crackers’

San Francisco 49ers Player In Hot Water Over Recent Anti-Gay Comments

The Wives & Girlfriends Of Players In The 2013 Super Bowl

America Has 2 Black U.S. Senators For The First Time Ever In History

NAACP President Says Blacks Are Doing ‘Far Worse’ Under President Obama

Lebron James ‘Goes In’ On Brooklyn Nets Reggie Evans

Boondocks Creator Aaron McGruder Asks Fans To Help Fund An ‘Uncle Ruckus’ Movie

Whitney Houston’s Mother Says She Wouldn’t Have Lip-Sync’d The National Anthem

What If There Was No Super Bowl?

All The Singular Ladies: 6 Women At The Cutting Edge Of R&B

The Haters Guide To Ray Lewis

Former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky Is Running Out Of Excuses

Carmelo Anthony Sets Record In NY Knicks Win Over The Orlando Magic 113-97

Drunk 49ers Fan Crashes Broadcast; Reporter Asks ‘How Long Have You Had An STD?’

BLITZ – 1/30/13: Wickedest Ride

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HEADLINES

Rapper Rick Ross Hires 24 Hour Armed Security After Drive-By Shooting Incident

Girl Who Performed At President Obama’s Inauguration Fatally Shot In Chicago

Scientists Build A Bionic Man With Artificial Limbs Costing Over $1 Million Dollars

National Talk Radio Host Warren Ballentine Indicted On Mortgage Fraud Scheme In Chicago

Israel Admits Giving Ethiopian Jewish Immigrants Birth Control Shots Without Their Consent

Groupies & Golddiggers Prepare To Catch Ballers In New Orleans For The Super Bowl

Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner’s Secretary For Over 40 Years Has Died

The Water Discus Hotel Will Be The World’s Largest Underwater Hotel Being Built In Dubai

Harvard Gets $100 Million Dollar Fund To Study NFL Related Injuries

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg In Hot Water Over His ‘Look At The Ass On Her’ Comment

The New $445,000 Lamborghini Aventador Hits The Streets Of Miami

Baltimore Ravens Michael Oher Says He’s Sick Of The Movie ‘The Blind Side’ Based On His Life

The Internet: Odd Future’s Smooth Side

Just How Much Is Sports Fandom Like Religion?

Harvard Scientist Claims He Can Clone A Neanderthal With A Female Willing To Give Birth

Why Do Chinese Billionaires Keep Ending Up In Prison?

Joe Flacco Apologizes For Using ‘Retarded’ To Criticize The NFL’s NY Super Bowl Decision

Mike Tyson Responds To The Controversy To His Guest Role On ‘Law & Order: SVU’

BLITZ – 1/29/13: Scratchin’ An Itch

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HEADLINES

The Miami Heat Meet President Barack Obama At The White House

Chris Brown Wants To Speak With Police About Fight With Frank Ocean

Rapper Rick Ross Crashes His Rolls Royce Into An Apartment Building After Hearing Gunfire

Disruptive Atlanta Woman Gets Tasered In Front Of All Of Her Children

What Twitter Really Looks Like Around The World

Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis Reacts To Being Spoofed on Saturday Night Live

How Rising Postal Rates Are Hurting Small Independent Record Labels

Former San Francisco 49er Kwame Harris Charged With Assaulting His Ex-Boyfriend

North Koreans Are Eating Their Children In Order To Survive A Severe Famine

The Boy Scouts Are Considering Lifting Ban On Gay Scouts & Leaders

BLITZ – 1/28/13: Skip Work Monday

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HEADLINES

2 Men Arrested In Atlanta For Stealing Over $65,000 Worth Of Chicken Wings

Google Explains How It Handles Police Requests For Users’ Data

232 People Killed In Brazil Nightclub Blaze

Chris Brown & Frank Ocean Get Into Huge Fight At A Los Angeles Recording Studio

Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo Out For The Year With Torn ACL In His Right Knee

Blackberry To Unveil New Smartphones In Efforts To Lure Back Lost Customers

Steve Nash Says Kobe Bryant Loses Faith In His L.A. Laker Teammates

Philadelphia Eagle LeSean McCoy Gets In Heated Public Dispute With Baby Momma On Twitter

Common Talks About A Movie He’s ‘Seen Over A Million Times’

President Barack Obama Says He Has Concerns Over Safety With The Sport Of Football

A Look Into The Home Movies Of Adolf Hitler During Nazi Germany

Art, Beats, & Electronics: Why Kraftwerk Are Still The World’s Most Influential Band

Male Nurse Arrested In Utah For Performing Oral Sex On Unconscious Male Hospital Patient

Scientists Develop A ‘Star Trek’ Prototype Tractor Beam

Former Saints Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams To Take Job With St. Louis Rams

From Thailand To Tazmania: Amazing Zip Line Rides From Around The World

DNA: The Future Of Data Storage?

10 Cities Where People Can’t Find Work

The Top 10 Super Bowls Of All-Time

15 Unintentionally Inappropriate Children’s Drawings

Woman Arrested After Admitting To Police ‘I’m Smuggling Cocaine & Heroin In My Coochie’

New Facebook App ‘Bang Your Friends’ Helps You Hook Up With The Opposite Sex Easier

BLITZ – 1/25/13: Say It Loud

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HEADLINES

Los Angeles Lakers Woes May Lead to Dwight Howard Trade

Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Te’o Refutes Gay Rumors In Katie Couric Interview

LL Cool J Opens Up To Oprah Winfrey About Being Abused As A Child

Lebron James At $17.5 Million A Year Is Extremely Underpaid In the NBA

Man In Tattoo-For-Sex Case Gets Life In Prison For Molesting Boys & Girls Ages 4-17

The New Orleans Hornets Officially Become The New Orleans Pelicans With New Logo

Petition Gaining Attention In Making The Day After The Super Bowl A National Holiday

New York City’s Murder Rate Continues To Plummet; Who Should Get The Credit?

Whitney Houston’s Mother Confirms Whether Or Not The Star Was A Down Low Lesbian

Rob Ryan Hired As The Defensive Coordinator For The St. Louis Rams

9 Black Contestants On ‘American Idol’ Are Accusing The Show Of Racism

12 Reasons Why Rapper Rick Ross Needs To Take Off For 2013

Artists Who Should Have Blown Up But Didn’t Have That Huge Commercial Success

Exploring New Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly’s New Hampshire Roots

BLITZ – 1/24/13: And Ya Don’t Stop

552404_548158188544264_197133117_nAZ – “Your World Don’t Stop”

HEADLINES

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick’s Tattoo Artists Is Drawing The World’s Attention

Pentagon Chief Leon Panetta Lifts The U.S. Military’s Ban On Women Serving In Combat

Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ 20 Years Later: An Audio Document Of The L.A. Riots

34% Of Black Males In Alabama Have Lost Their Right To Vote

Awkward Photos From President Barack Obama’s Recent Inauguration

Miami Upset Duke In Historic College Basketball Blowout 90-63

The Deadliest Jobs In America, In One Graphic

The Failing Los Angeles Lakers Reportedly ‘Go At Each Other’ In Team Meeting

Male Nursed Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex With A Dead Corpse

Atlanta R&B Singer Bobby V Robbed At Gunpoint In Carjacking Attempt

Judge Rejects Actor Laurence Fishburne’s Restraining Order Against Convicted Felon

The Best Strip Clubs To Visit According To GiantLife

How America’s Top Colleges Reflect & Distort The Country’s Racial Evolution

Kobe Bryant & Dwight Howard Go At It In Lakers Team Meeting

Houston Mother Accused Of Biting & Chewing Her Baby Because She Was Jealous Of Him

How Al Capone Got Away With Murder

Ed Lover On ESPN First Take (Video)


I watched the show this morning on ESPN First Take as Stephen A. Smith & Skip Bayless welcomed former radio & MTV personality Ed Lover on the show. Every Wednesday they invite a celebrity guest on the show to talk about any & everything in the world of sports. In this segment of the show they talked about the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend situation that’s been all in the media as of late. Personally, I don’t believe Manti Te’o’s story he’s been feeding to the media. I have come to my own conclusion & drawn my own theory of what really happened that I’ve mentioned at length on twitter, but I do believe it’s about time the media moves on with it. I laughed out loud at Ed Lover’s repeated use of the word “Swag” in this segment. I found that to be rather “corny”. More behind the scenes video after the jump below…
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BLITZ – 1/23/13: Prince Covers Billboard Magazine

prince-billboardPRINCE – BABY I’M A STAR

HEADLINES

Prince Covers The Latest Editon Of Billboard Magazine

Beyonce Lip-Sync’s The National Anthem During Obama’s Inauguration

Former Oakland Raider Tim Brown Suggested Bill Callahan Sabotaged Super Bowl XXXVIII

NFL Hall Of Famer Jerry Rice Sides With Tim Brown’s Claim Of Sabotage During Super Bowl

The Most Dangerous Cities In The United States

The Voice Actor Who Portrays ‘Charlie Brown’ In The ‘Peanuts’ Gang Cartoons Arrested

Japanese Researches Grow Kidney Tissue From Stem Cells

Former Oakland Raider & NFL Draft Bust JaMarcus Russell Wants To Return To Pro Football

19-Year-Old Sloane Stephens Makes History Upsetting Serena Williams In The Australian Open

Rapper Chief Keef Sued For Child Support By Middle Schooler

6 Things You’ll Pay Less For In 2013

49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh Once Appeared On The ‘Saved By The Bell’ Television Show

NY Jets Coach Rex Ryan Involved In 3-Car Pile Up Accident In Pennsylvania

DNA Study Traces Ancestry Of Native Americans To Beijing

Former Adult Film Star Claims A Los Angles Clippers Star Offered Her $10,000 For Sex

PRINCE – SCREWDRIVER (2013)

Lupe Fiasco Disses Obama & Kicked Off Stage at Inauguration Day Event (Video)


Okay… that happened. Never one to bite his tongue, above is video of the shot [at President Barack Obama at an Inauguration concert event] heard around the world [and the Internet] taken by Lupe Fisaco. Here below, the words of the Fiasco (pun intended):

‘Limbaugh is a racist, Glenn Beck is a racist. Gaza strip was getting bombed. Obama didn’t say sh*t. That’s why I ain’t vote for him, next one either.’

Yep. That’ll get you kicked off the stage at an Obama Inauguration event… every time. Reports are that Lupe spent nearly half an hour on one song without moving on during the show, too. That wouldn’t help things either.

Right to free speech exercised… with consequences. Wonder if he got his bread?

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BLITZ – 1/22/13: Classic Beauty

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RICK JAMES – EBONY EYES FEAT. SMOKEY ROBINSON

HEADLINES

Will Vice-President Joe Biden Run For President In 2016?

The Harbaughs Find Competing Against Each Other In Super Bowl XLVII Is A Mixed Blessing

Former Oakland Raider Tim Brown Suggests Bill Callahan Sabotaged The 2003 Super Bowl

Watchdog Group Has Expanded The Rooney Rule Proposal For The NFL

ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Confuses NBA Great Bill Russell With Actor Morgan Freeman

Dish Network To Close 300 Blockbuster Stores Around The Country

Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage At Inaugural Party After Criticizing President Obama

Director Michael Bay Hired All New Actors For ‘Transformers 4’ Including Mark Wahlberg

NY Knicks JR Smith Takes A Shot Brooklyn Nets’ Kris Humphries On Twitter

Phil Jackson Rumored To Join The Seattle NBA Franchise In The Front Office

Tickets To See The Ravens & 49ers In The Super Bowl Are Extremely Expensive

Michelle Obama Rolls Her Eyes At Republican House Speaker John Boehner

BLITZ – 1/21/13: MLK Day

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HEADLINES

49ers Rally From 17-Point Deficit To Beat Falcons; Advance To Super Bowl 1st Time In 18 Years

Baltimore Ravens Beat Up The NPatriots 28-13; Advance To Super Bowl In New Orleans

Atlanta Falcons Fan Stabbed In The Throat By 49ers Fan After NFC Championship Game

Rediscovering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: 8 Surprising Facts About MLK

Will The Grass Be Greener During President Obama’s Second Term In Office?

Dr. Cornell West: Obama Doesn’t Deserve To Be Sworn In With Martin Luther King’s Bible

The Rev. Al Sharpton In 6 True-False Statements

Political Assassination Attempt Goes Wrong In Europe When Shooter’s Gun Jams

Inventors Design A Lamp Powered Entirely By Gravity

Dr. Dre & Jay-Z Allegedly In $75 Million Dollar Bidding War For Atlanta Rapper T.I.

Sacramento Kings Expected To Move to NBA Franchise To Seattle In New Deal

Jamie Foxx Calls Spike Lee ‘Shady’ & ‘Irresponsible’ For Django Unchained Criticism

Anthony Mackie Speaks On Role In Marvel’s ‘Avengers 2’ & ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier’

Danny Glover: 2nd Amendment Created To Protect Slavery & Take Land From Indians

ABC News Personality Barbara Walters Cuts Her Forehead After Falling On Stairs

NFL Divisional Championships: The AFC + NFC Title Games

NFC:AFC Championship SundayIt’s the most important week in the NFL before SuperBowl XLVII takes place in New Orleans in two weeks. The San Francisco 49ers fly to battle the Atlanta Falcons here in Atlanta & the Baltimore Ravens drive up to the Boston area to see if they can muster a win for Ray Lewis for a SuperBowl return against the New England Patriots. There’s plenty of back story playing out as this maybe Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, & Tony Gonzalez’s last time in the NFL. Only Ray Lewis has one SuperBowl ring. It’s down to the wire as the drama builds! Who ya got?! The games are on later this afternoon!  Make your picks now!

NFC Championship Game 3:00pm EST On FOX
Atlanta Falcons Vs. San Francisco 49ers     (49ers Are 4.5 Point Favorite)

 

AFC Championship Game 6:30pm EST on CBS

New England Patriots Vs. Baltimore Ravens    (Patriots 7.5 Point Favorite)

R.I.P. James Hood, First Black Man to Enroll at The University of Alabama (Video)

I just learned that an often under-recognized civil rights figure has passed. My eternal respect and thanks to you, Mr. James Hood. Because of the courageous steps you and Vivian Malone took into Foster Auditorium long ago, I was allowed to walk the halls and earn two degrees from The University of Alabama decades later. Many of those young men who took the field to reclaim the NCAA Football Championship this year owe their right to do so to you and a faithful few who saw the battle for our civil rights through in those tough times.

R.I.P. Mr. Hood. Roll Tide!

@ojones1

Special thanks to Vkoot for the YouTube post embedded above. See bonus video that puts the clip above into perspective after the jump.

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Talib Kweli Speaks on ‘Django Unchained’, Use of the N-Word, Popping ‘Molly’, Assisting Kanye’s Career, Black Star & More (Video)

Talib Kweli stopped by NYC’s Hot 97 & gave a very good interview on a variety of topics including his opinion of Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ film & the heavy use of the word “N*gger” in the film. Kweli also discussed the recent trend of rappers talking about popping “Molly” in their music, assisting Kanye West’s early career & witnessing the level he’s climbed to now, his feelings on the legendary rap duo Outkast, & reuniting with his partner Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) for another Black Star album. This was a really good interview & discussion that took place that managed to include many of the topics everyone has been talking about as of late. They covered so much ground that Talib Kweli may have even forgot to mention he has an album “Prisoner Of Conscious” on the way. You should sit back & enjoy it for about 20 minutes…..
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Big Boi Politics: 1/2 Of Outkast Speaks On Why He Didn’t Vote For President Barack Obama (Video)


If you follow Big Boi on twitter like I do then you should already have an idea of his political views. Personally I find myself having more in common with Big Boi’s political views than most people which is one of the primary reasons I do follow him on twitter. I don’t follow many artists on twitter unless they do have something significant to say or if they are able to bring my attention to something important other than “entertainment”.   I’m an independent & I agree with many of the views of the Libertarian party although I don’t have any political affiliations with ANY political party. In the last presidential election my views fell in line more with candidates like Jill Stein or Gary Johnson more than President Barack Obama, but unfortunately the way the American political process works it was clear to me Jill Stein & Gary Johnson didn’t have a shot at actually winning.  Although more independent voices are cropping up over the past decade the reality is until there are significant campaign reforms, independent candidates many never have a real shot.  In an ideal world I would have voted for either of those two, but I feel wasting a vote on a candidate that is unable to actually win played a huge part in my personal decision & voting for Mitt Romney was entirely out of the question.  In a recent interview on HuffPost Live, Big Boi sets the record straight for people who “assumed” he voted for President Barack Obama in addition to a few other hot button topics. Check out more of the interview in the videos below after the jump…..
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Quentin Tarantino Argues With Interviewer About The Violence In The ‘Django Unchained’ Movie (Video)

There was some great dialogue going on in this interview with director Quentin Tarantino initially regarding the movie Django Unchained, which I thought was a very good film. The real dialogue involving slavery & why Quentin Tarantino made the film began to unravel when the reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy of Britain’s Channel 4 News tried to steer discussion to fit whatever agenda he was attempting to push. In Quentin Tarantino’s defense he’s answered questions about violence in his films for years so for the reporter to retread the same questions was not only a bit nauseating but derailed what could have otherwise been a good & insightful interview with more answers regarding the film. I don’t believe reporters & interviewers need to be all “buddy buddy”, “Friends”, or “D*ck riders”, when dealing with their interview subjects, but they don’t necessarily need to be a douche either.
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Brooklyn Nets Coach Avery Johnson Fired (Video)


ESPN has confirmed that Avery Johnson, named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for November, was fired by the Brooklyn Nets. Assistant P.J. Carlisemo was named interim head coach, and he will keep the rest of Johnson’s staff. A search for a new head coach will begin immediately.

Now eighth place in their Conference, the Nets started hot, winning 11 of their first 15 games; but only three of the last 13 in December. Simply put, the sizzle fizzled. So, Brooklyn’s management and ownership decided to fire Johnson.

“I just got a sense, as I told Avery this morning, that he just wasn’t reaching [the team] anymore.”

– Billy King, General Manager, Brooklyn Nets

Johnson’s reaction was captured in the clip above and in the clipped transcript below:

“…a really disappointing day… if I was owning the team, I wouldn’t have gotten fired today… it’s about the blame game… for the most part, in this business, the coach always gets blamed.”

– Avery Johnson, Former Coach, Brooklyn Nets

Wow… just… wow. Way to ride out the tough times with your coach, Nets! I wonder if the decision was unanimous… Somebody get Jigga on the phone… 1/15 of one percent of the money talks. Okay, okay…that was uncalled for…but funny though.

Would-be replacements for Johnson, a list of noteworthy available coaches includes Phil Jackson (good luck!), Jerry Sloan, Stan Van Gundy, Nate McMillan, Mike Dunleavy, Mike Brown, and ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy and Flip Saunders.

See? This sh!t right here? This sh!t right here, ninja… is part of why why I feel it just ain’t the same game.

@ojones1
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