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I thought was O’Neal with the dust pan, but maybe I’m misremembering it. Either way, whoever did that was absolutely an unsung hero.

The Gospel of John, Chapter 3, Verse 16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I’ll always love the look on the face of the innocent guy Artest goes after first. You can just hear him saying “Oh God! Oh no! It wasn’t me! I swear!”

Sure. I’d love to make that much money. Has nothing to do with my point though.

Aren’t too many jobs out there where the employees are allowed to be verbally harassed the same way professional athletes are (and basketball players in particular, where fans are the closest to the athletes). Yeah, he shouldn’t have done it, but I have to admit, if I was a player, I would love to be the kind of

Oh no, I get that. But was he going to be giving money to, say, Lloyd’s family? He didn’t have any children and wasn’t married. The money would presumably go to his parents or sibling.

Yeah, you’re right, that was worded poorly. Of course evidence that was used during the trial can potentially be used again, but the fact that it was used to successfully convict him cannot. Good point.

No it’s not. Kraft is an asshole, but this has nothing to do with him.

I actually came here looking for that... and for someone saying “you can’t say he ‘committed suicide’!!!! That’s offensive!”

Eats shoots and leaves

The gift that keeps giving.

I feel terrible for the families of his victims, and good riddance to Hernandez, but I never liked the idea that you can “be made whole” with money. Like somehow taking money from Hernandez’s daughter is going to make up for the loss of their loved ones. As Sean says below, it’s a story with no winners, and no law

Really, though, there is no closure that comes from the judicial system with stuff like this. I would have preferred he rot in prison for decades rather than (as the rather caustic saying goes) “take the easy way out.” But nothing was bringing those families closure, least nothing from his prison sentence/death.

I agree death shouldn’t be celebrated, but I can’t agree with “society failed him.” Society can do terrible things to people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, but no one pulled those triggers except him. The guy was a sociopath. Lloyd’s murder wasn’t just the result of heated emotions escalating

03 Pistons were a number one seed in the East. 10 Mavericks were a number two seed in the West. Neither team lost any significant players, and were widely considered top 5 teams going into the next season. Neither team “came out of nowhere.” They beat favored opponents in the Finals, of course, but both teams were

Please. If you think he would make light of this tragic event, then you’re just looking for trouble. I happen to know that bottle_of_richard_cream is an avid fan of the marathon. He’s tuning in from the moment the announcer declares “on your Marky Mark.”

I expected someone to say the 04 Pistons, but actually looked it up. Best record in the East and lost in the conference finals the year before. Adding Rasheed Wallace halfway through the season helped take them to the next level, but, again, they were a top team in 03. Them beating that Lakers team was a real

I may be cherry-picking stats a little bit here, but in 2013-14 (last year with Jackson, they won the championship the next year with Kerr) they were 51-31 (6th in the strong West), but their SRS, Pythagorean W-L, Margin of Victory and Defensive Rating were all 4th out of 30, and their opponent’s effective FG% was 3rd

I like mocking Simmons (especially now that the Ringer has turned out to be terrible) as much as the next guy, but to be fair, he has done this pretty entertaining thing where he comes up with a conspiracy theory for every lottery winner in advance. Least I think he was the one who did it. He acknowledges that every

Because star players are more valuable to a team’s success in the NBA than in any other sport, partially because of the rules and partially because only 5 players can play at once and a star player can easily play 35-40 out of 48 minutes a game.