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On The Road To Riches And Championship Rings: The 2014 NBA Finals

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On The Road To Riches And Championship Rings: The 2014 NBA Finals
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The defending Champs, The Miami Heat are out to repeat as The San Antonio Spurs want to avenge last year’s finals. Both teams have something to prove. 10-Time All-Star, LeBron James and 14-Time All-Star, Tim Duncan lead their teams in a Finals rematch with legacies on the line and rings on their minds.

For the Spurs, don’t call it a comeback; they’ve been here for years. It’s been much blood, sweat, and tears to get in position to erase the Game 6 collapse, where they literally saw their demise with a Ray Allen trey that led to their championship trophy disappearing before their eyes.

The Heat want to accomplish the feat of the three-peat joining Jordan’s Bulls and the Kobe and Shaq’s Los Angeles Lakers. We are witnessing the best two teams of the NBA go for broke and show they ain’t no joke. 

Neither team is going out without a fight, as records were broken in game three at American Airlines Arena. The Spurs take game three convincingly to go up 2-1, but I have a feeling it’s far from over. One thing is for certain: this is going to be a long series. It will come down to who wants it more. I expect the Heat to bring the noise in game four!

Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher Reunite As Fisher Becomes New York Knicks Head Coach

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Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher Reunite As Fisher Becomes New York Knicks Head Coach

he next major move in the new Phil Jackson administration was to secure, 5-time champion, 13th time All-Star, Derek Fisher as the new head coach of The New York Knicks, in a deal worth $5 million dollar over 5 years.

Knicks President Phil Jackson who is challenged to rebuild the Knicks and surrounding himself with people he’s associated with and has alliances to, coached Fisher on all of his five Los Angeles Lakers championship teams from 2000 to 2010. Now Fisher follows Jason Kidd who coached the Brooklyn Nets directly after retiring from the Knicks and makes that transition into head-coaching immediately after retiring as a player with the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

“Coaching allows for you to positively impact other people’s lives,” Fisher said of his new position as the 26th head coach of the New York Knicks. “That’s exciting to me.”

Many were disappointed when Jackson’s first choice, Steve Kerr, decided to take the vacant Golden State Warriors job but I think that was actually a good look. Personally I don’t think Steve Kerr would have held up well under the sometime relentless and unforgiving New York Media. I believe Fisher has the muscle, thick-skin and championship pedigree and a just the right amount of arrogance that New Yorkers appreciate (as long as your winning)!

With all the African-American head coaches that were recently fired including the former Knicks head coach, Mike Woodson and former New York Knick player and former Golden State Warrior coach, Mark Jackson, I am glad that Derek Fisher was generously compensated as the 18 year veteran now becomes a rookie coach.

What does this mean for Melo staying or leaving, I don’t know, but I do believe Phil Jackson has taken another important step in putting his stamp on the organization he’s challenged to restore to a winning franchise. I believe Phil will be hands on in the beginning at training camp as coach, training Fisher and composing the remainder of the coaching staff. The fact, Fisher is open to learning from his former coach I think makes this a good look for the future of The Knicks!

Black NYS Patrol Officers Held At Gunpoint By White Officers While On Duty!!!

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Black NYS Patrol Officers Held At Gunpoint By White Officers While On Duty!!!

Fight The Power: I’m standing on the steps of White Plains Federal Courthouse while four Black Parole Officers who were detained at gunpoint by white police in Upstate, NY, announce their lawsuit, demanding justice for being unlawfully detained and having their Civil Rights violated.

While they were describing the events that took place, I found myself asking, What part of the game is it when Black law enforcement officers have to fear being shot and killed by white cops? It’s time for some Real Talk!

If black law enforcement officers can’t feel safe while doing their job in uniform, what chance do regular cats like me have? They wonder why the urban youth of America have a ‘f the police’ attitude. 

It’s hard enough to get the urban youth to join the police department to defend our neighborhoods when they see albeit isolated incidents like this.

What gets me about this? Where is the outrage from the black community? Has it gotten so bad that we just accept it as the way it is? Where are the black leaders? Where is the unity of the blacks in law enforcement for their brother and sister officers? Where is the coverage from the media?

As of yet, there has been no investigation, no suspensions, and no demand for justice. How do we expect it to change if injustices like this continue to go unchecked? 

Below, check out the video of the press conference of the four NYS Parole Officers who were unlawfully held at gunpoint while on duty by white police officers in Rockland County. 

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