More image problems for the NBA

[ChickenMan]

Josh Howard's decision-making has again come into question after he was filmed disrespecting the national anthem.

In a video posted on YouTube, the swingman is shown at Allen Iverson's charity flag football game in July. When the national anthem is being sung, various participants are shown mugging for the camera. When the camera gets to Howard, he says: " 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this [expletive]. I'm black."


http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/091708dnspomavslede.112d818.html

[appfan2008]

xnonox Josh Howard is an idiot xnonono2x xoopsx xnonox

[ASUG8]

He was a pretty stand-up guy at Wake Forest. It seems the NBA can take some of the good ones and turn them to the dark side. At least Tim Duncan and Chris Paul haven't succumbed to the NBA Kool-aid of seeing how many times you can get arrested.

[jstate83]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's not the NBA.
It's the MILLION's of $$$$$$$$'s that can change a person.
You don't hear nothing on 90% of NBA players.

Oh well.
He put his belief's out there for all to know.
Probably had them his whole life and only played the "game" of keeping quiet to get to where he wanted to be in life.

Remember Chris Jackson, Mohammad Abdul Raulf, after he got to Denver and would not stand for the N.A.
Dude is one of the best, big hearted people in the world but he found out when you put your personal belief's on a National stage, backlash is going to come.
Freedom of Speach without persecution my arse. xlolx

Now Josh Howard has to stand tall and live with the shat that will come with it just like Mohammad did.
His opinion, his right.

[ASUG8]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's not the NBA.
It's the MILLION's of $$$$$$$$'s that can change a person.
You don't hear nothing on 90% of NBA players.

Oh well.
He put his belief's out there for all to know.
Probably had them his whole life and only played the "game" to get to where he wanted to be in life.

Now he has to stand tall and live with the shat that will come with it.
His opinion, his right.

I'll go along with that - but he's only an ACL tear away from losing those $$$$$$$ and in the meantime he's busy alienating his fan base. I respect the first amendment, but hate to see someone use it in a derogatory manner about the US when it's provided you with the opportunities you have.

Heck, Yao Ming stands for the anthem. He knows where his bread is buttered.

[89Hen]

Oh well. He's certainly free to say and do whatever he wants. So are people to call him an idiot. xcoffeex

[jstate83]

Oh well. He's certainly free to say and do whatever he wants. So are people to call him an idiot. xcoffeex

What else is new.xlolx
People call entertainer's idiot's all the time.xnodx
Don't think he will let that bother him too much.

He will make the usual franchise induced speach about "sorry my belief's offended anyone" and go out and play ball as normal.
Dallas trade him there will be at least 20 team's in the NBA and even more oversea's that would gladly add his point's to their offense.
That's entertainment..................ALWAY'S A JOB SOMEWHERE THAT PAY'S MILLIONS.

Believe me.
He not the 1st or the 100th person that I have heard say this.
Trust.....................It's way more common than you know.
A lot of these guy's growing up the way they did could care less about standing for the N.A.
Standing quietly is just "playing the game" for the TV audience, getting paid.

[89Hen]

People call entertainer's idiot's all the time.xnodx
For good reason. xnodx

[tribe_pride]

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Remember Chris Jackson, Mohammad Abdul Raulf, after he got to Denver and would not stand for the N.A.
Dude is one of the best, big hearted people in the world but he found out when you put your personal belief's on a National stage, backlash is going to come.
Freedom of Speach without persecution my arse. xlolx



It's freedom of speech without prosecution from the government. He is free to express himself as he wants (with some limitations obviously) but if he is doing something that a lot of private citizens don't like, those same private citizens have the right to show him that they do not approve of his actions (with the same limitations obviously). It goes both ways.

[jstate83]

It's freedom of speech without prosecution from the government. He is free to express himself as he wants (with some limitations obviously) but if he is doing something that a lot of private citizens don't like, those same private citizens have the right to show him that they do not approve of his actions (with the same limitations obviously). It goes both ways.

Like I said.
Don't think it's gonna bother him too much.xpeacex

[TwinTownBisonFan]

It's freedom of speech without prosecution from the government. He is free to express himself as he wants (with some limitations obviously) but if he is doing something that a lot of private citizens don't like, those same private citizens have the right to show him that they do not approve of his actions (with the same limitations obviously). It goes both ways.

reppies to you.

that said... equally stupid are the jingoistic blowhards who are going to bend themselves out of shape over this