Posted on Mar. 24, 2009 by Lindsay Britney
Dwyane Wade Photo (Keith Allison/Flickr, CC-By-Sa License)
Michael Stolzenberg is Dwyane Wade’s Jersey boy. Michael Stolzenberg, 8, was given a jersey by Dwyane Wade right after Wade’s Miami Heat beat Memphis Grizzlies last night (March 23). But why Dwyane Wade offered the jersey he wore to defeat the competitors to the young child? Report from AP sheds the lights–the kindhearted NBA star cared for a physically disabled Michael Stolzenberg whose fours limbs were amputated in 2008. (more…)
Posted on Sep. 17, 2008 by Lindsay Britney
Josh Howard National Anthem Disrespect– Josh Howard, NBA’s Dallas Mavericks player, ignited some controveries after a video showing him disrespecting American anthem was uploaded to Youtube.
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.”
Howard goes on to make a difficult-to-discern comment that includes a reference to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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Owner Mark Cuban said the Mavericks dealt with Howard’s flag football episode after it happened in July.
“That said, we will be going through some advanced communication-skill sessions together this training camp,” Cuban said Tuesday. “I have explained to him that cellphone cameras are not your friend and that what you think you said on camera is never what people will hear when it shows up on YouTube or TV.
“There is only one universal response that works: ‘Both teams played hard.’ “
Josh Howard is Maverick’s troublesome player. In 2007, he admitted on a radio show he occasionally used marijuana. This July Howard was arrested for a late-night street race in North Carolina. Other than Josh Howard’s national anthem hatred anitcs, another of his un-American account was that he rejected an offer to join the U.S. Olympic team in 2006. Although with all of these setbacks, Mark Cuban still will not trade Josh Howard any time soon, saying ”Josh really is a good guy with a great heart.” Duh!
