Scholarship table
Interestingly, the Lakers also lost their first game. First time since 2003 both #1 seeds lost their openers.That season, #1 in the West (San Antonio) bounced back to win the title, while #1 in the East (Detroit) made it to the conference finals.
Overly aggressive white cop assaults a black Raptors official and then lies about the altercation. In other words ... dog bites man. Again.https://theathletic.com/2006894/2020/08/18/raptors-masai-ujiri-countersues-sheriffs-deputy-video-shows-unjustified-violence/?source=dailyemailToronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri moved to counter sue an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who worked security during Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals in Oakland and who claims in a lawsuit Ujiri assaulted him trying to gain access to the court celebration.In over a hundred pages of court papers filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, plus attached videos, Ujiri said newly uncovered footage from a body camera the officer, Alan Strickland, wore that night disproves Strickland’s claim and shows it was Ujiri who was twice assaulted and cursed at.“Sadly, Mr. Strickland’s dishonest account of the encounter is a narrative that has become somewhat familiar: a law enforcement officer using their position, engages in unjustified violence against a peaceful individual, then lies about the encounter by characterizing the victim as the aggressor,” the court filing said. “To be sure, the great majority of law enforcement officers do not conduct themselves in this way. Mr. Strickland, however, has chosen dishonesty over integrity. Motivated by greed (and perhaps revenge), Mr. Strickland continues to lie about his encounter with Mr. Ujiri in an attempt to support his frivolous lawsuit.”The body camera footage Ujiri attached to the fillings appears to support his contention that Strickland, who was not working for the sheriff’s department that night but as a security guard, struck Ujiri twice during the 11-second altercation. Strickland in his filings claimed Ujiri attacked him and did not display his credentials, but the footage shows the Raptors executive beginning to take out his credential before being shoved back. “In his discovery responses, Mr. Strickland admits he knows of no previous or subsequent occasions where Mr. Ujiri has been violent with anyone,” the court filings said. “Despite this, Mr. Strickland nonetheless contends he perceived Mr. Ujiri as a threat the moment he saw him. “Mr. Strickland’s perception is extremely problematic and can only be explained as the product of a personal bias he maintains that led him to stereotype Mr. Ujiri as a threatening and inherently violent individual. Acting on this bias, Mr. Strickland unjustifiably resorted to the use of violence and vitriol toward Mr. Ujiri rather than civility and respect.”
This.I think the Lakers have more reason to worry than the Bucks, as the Blazers have one elite player and several good to very good players, especially on offense. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the Blazers win that series ... and if the Bucks win in 5.
Yeah this isn't good.https://twitter.com/diamond83/status/1295898422625566727?s=20
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
The Bucks played bad, but it’s happened before and it’s fixable.I have ZERO clue what the Lakers we’re doing. 5/32 on 3s. Lebron and AD went 1/10 from deep against a porous defense that is paper thin inside.Dame is out of his mind. CJ McCollum can get hot in an instant, and Nurkic seems back to 100% and very dangerous. Oh yea, Melo can still score in bunches. They are also perfectly built for the pickup game style that the bubble has turned into.Also, WTF was Vogel doing late yesterday? Down 5 with under a minute, they let the Blazers take it down to 5 seconds without fouling. Then again, Lakers miss, down 5 with 30 seconds left and they do nothing and let the Blazers waltz in for a dunk
Is there a previous incident that isn't shown on camera? Or is the guy just that dumb that he thought the body cam footage would never come out after he sued his own victim?
Bucks have only 1 alpha dog. Da rest are role playas. Without the home court advantage, hard fore dem ta git der chit together, aina?
Middleton can be maddening. When he is on, he is an elite scorer. But when he isn't, it can be bad.I also think they are missing Brogdan. Dante just hasn't stepped into that role as some hoped. Not saying they should have resigned him because I don't really know the cap situation, but he was more reliable on both sides.
He and Bledsoe need to sho out in da playoffs, hey?
He could easily come back and have a great game, but Middleton’s start, after his last 3 games, brings me back to him being the least impressive player to ever contend for a 50-40-90 season. He’s a very good player who is paid and thought of like a great one. Shrug
I hate to go all Ners here but Bud's rapid rotations don't seem to be doing him any favors. I get it with the bench guys, but no reason Middleton and Giannis should be playing in 3 minute stints.
#22 kame up small again, aina?
Agree on all of the above.To our knowledge, no previous incident. And yes, the guy might just be that dumb.
"Trump says he wants to use 'sheriffs' as poll watchers on Election Day"Let them earn that $224,000. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-says-he-wants-use-sheriffs-poll-watchers-election-day-n1237621
Jimmy and Jae are so much fun to watch on this Heat team. With the win today the Heat lead the series 2-0 over the Pacers.