LeBron Knows His Music

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Following Jay-Z's soundtrack supervision of NBA 2K13, LeBron James, Miami Head star and two-time NBA Finals MVP champion, is curating the sounds for NBA 2K14. The game will be released October 1.   

Lebron's choices are confirmed by NBA.com to include Drake's "Started From The Bottom," Daft Punk and Pharrell's "Get Lucky," as well as songs from Kanye West, Jadakiss, Kendrick Lamar and Ohio natives Fly Union.

James is the first NBA 2K cover athlete to choose the soundtrack.

Congrats! 

Why I Think Jason Collins is Selfish and Why I'm Rooting for Carolyn Moos's Happiness

Earlier this week NBA star Jason Collins announced that he was gay, making the following statement in an interview with Sports Illustrated. com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins-gay-nba-player/:) 'I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay'. Collins made history with this statement, becoming the first openly gay athlete in the league (and any other American team sport for that matter). Since his announcement, Collins has received support from many throughout the country and even getting a congratulatory call from President Obama himself.

While everyone is congratulating Collins on his announcement and patting him on the back for having the 'courage' to come out to the world, all I can think about is his girlfriend and ex-fiance of eight (yes eight) years, Carolyn Moos. I put courage in quotes because by his own admission, Collins says he always knew he was gay. If this is so, then why mislead Moos for so many years? I think it would have been courageous of him not to enter a heterosexual relationship knowing that he was homosexual. Even after entering the relationship, I think it would have been courageous of him to admit to himself that he was deceiving this woman and to end the relationship, instead of dragging it out for 8 years. Courageous would have been NOT proposing to a woman you are having heterosexual relationship with, knowing full well that you are homosexual. Courageous would have been giving Moos a valid explanation for why he called off the wedding after having been in a relationship with her for 8 years (he at least owed her that). Instead, he left Moos wondering what went wrong (and probably blaming herself as we women sometimes tend to do), until he decided to come out to Sports Illustrated, 4 years later. According to Moos, she just found out that Collins was gay last week, instead of being bitter about the situation and having a few choice words for Collins ( I, myself, would have been shaking some tables) Moos seems to be taking the high road, with the following statement:

"It's very emotional for me as a woman to have invested [eight] years in my dream to have a husband, soul mate, and best friend in him. So this is all hard to understand," Moos told TMZ. "I care about [Jason] tremendously and only want the best for him. I want Jason to be happy for a lifetime and stay true to who he really is, inside and out." (Huffington Post)

Now that's courageous!

Although I do understand why some people are proud of Collins for coming out, I personally feel that his actions leading up to this announcement (specifically his relationship with Moos) was anything but courageous. I think it was selfish and deceitful. This woman spent 8 years of her life building a relationship and making plans to spend the rest of her life with a man who never had any real intentions of being with her. Add another 4 years for the time she probably spent wondering why he called off the wedding (I know I surely would have wondered). It seems as though Collins used her as a cover until he finally realized that he had gone too far. Also, one has to question his fidelity and whether or not he was leading a double life since he has admitted always knowing he was gay. 

So, as Collins goes down in history as the 1st openly gay athlete in American sports, Moos will be the poster child for collateral damage. I really hopes she finds everything she thought she found in Collins (and more) and I hope she has found some closure in finally knowing why he called off the wedding. I also hope that Collins can inspire others to be true to themselves. I hope that people will hear his story and realize that although Collins found his happiness he robbed another person of theirs by living a lie and being deceitful. 

Had Collins not been in a committed relationship and living on the down low this post would have gone in a much different direction. However, I have no respect or sympathy for people living a lie and bringing unsuspecting individuals into their web of deceit. If you are going to live a lie, live it alone. 

How do you feel about Collins's actions? What do you think Moos is really feeling after this announcement? Please leave your comments below.


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Congrats LeBron!!!

LeBron James was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2012 after winning his first National Basketball Association title along with a third NBA Most Valuable Player award and an Olympic gold medal.

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Allen Iverson Issues Retirement Statement

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Stephen A Smith has reported on twitter that Allen Iverson has announced that he will retire after 14 seasons in the NBA. He was recently released from his contract with the Memphis Grizzlies and has not found any suitors.
His manager recently issued a statement stating that he plans to focus on his family because they need him more than the NBA right now.
I believe that Iverson has been treated unfairly throughout his whole career. True a lot of thing that he has done are brought on because of his own doing, but that should not take away from what he has accomplished.
The owner of the New York Knicks was scared off by Iversons baggage and he has expressed an unwillingness to come off the bench so, he has made his bed so now he has to lie in it.

So it's official! Allen Iverson has officially retired from basketball! Here is his retirement statement below:

NOV. 25, 2009
TO ALL OF MY FANS:

I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn’t help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case.

I still have tremendous love for the game, the desire to play, and a whole lot left in my tank. I feel strongly that I can still compete at the highest level.

Stepping away from the game will allow me to spend quality time with my wife and kids. This is a reward that far exceeds anything that I’ve ever achieved on the basketball court. I have prayed for this day and I see it as my greatest gift.

I want to thank the people of Reebok International Ltd., for always allowing me to be me and for supporting me my whole career through all the ups and downs. I have enjoyed 13 wonderful seasons in the NBA, and I am grateful.

I want to first acknowledge my fans everywhere, who have been with me throughout my entire career. Without you, there would be no me. You should all know that I appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart. Thank you!

To Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird, you guys gave me the vision to play the game that will be forever in my heart.

To my Mom, who encouraged and inspired me to play every day, and to all of my family and friends who stood by me from the beginning. Thank you!

To my high school coach, Michael Bailey, Coach John Thompson at Georgetown University, Coach Larry Brown and to all of my other coaches, teammates, administrators, owners and staff who’ve been a part of my career, Thank you as well!

I’d like to give a special thanks to the people of Memphis. I never played a home game for your beloved Grizzlies, but I want you to know how much I appreciate the opportunity given me by a great owner in Michael Heisley, and the support of the city. I wish the Memphis Grizzlies’ organization all of the success that the game has to offer.

And finally, to the city of Philadelphia: I have wonderful memories of my days in a Sixers’ uniform. To Philly fans, thank you. Your voice will always be music to my ears.

God Bless all of you,

ALLEN IVERSON


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