The NBA Cares - about itself
July 2nd, 2008, 10:05 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Bill Gamblin
The commercials show basketball players giving of themselves to the community.
Bravo!
But what they don’t show are the true children who take their ball, ballclub that is, and leave as soon as the opportunity strikes them.
David Stern, you are the schrewd cookie in all of this.
As NBA Commissioner, you allowed the New Orleans Hornets, yes I said New Orleans, to play part of their season in Oklahoma City to see how the league would be received and give Clay Bennett and his buds the chance to see how valuable a team on the rocks would be.
Enter the Seattle Sonics or Super Sonics as I remember playing as a kids with Gus Williams, Jack Sikma, and I believe Dennis Johnson, but that series with the Washington Bulletts was a long time ago.
Heck the Washington Bulletts was a long time ago with Wes Unsel.
Those kids I hated to play ball against, the ones who would take their ball, bat, or whatever and leave when things didn’t go their way have all grown up.
They have become owners of teams like the New Orleans Hornets, Utah Jazz, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans, Washington Nationals, and the soon the be Oklahoma City Drillers or what ever name they come up with.
Some one please hand me the air sick bag.
