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It's Just a Game

I grew up in a household that loved to watch sports. I was always against the grain when it comes to sports because in the past, I was a very antagonistic sports fan. My family tried to raise me on two premises. There are two baseball teams in Chicago, and you should always root for the team from where you were born. I disagreed with that as I was a White Sox fan through and through and despised the Cubs. I wasn't down with the 1985 Bears, but the 85 Dolphins since they beat them. I also loved the Blackhawks, and eventually found a way to root for the Miami Heat (because I was a very antagonistic sports fan.) However my feelings about sports have been starting to change over the years.

At the end of the day, sports is a game. It's where people compete, but unfortunately it has become much more than that over the years. What started as friendly competition between different humans has now become a pissing contest and a money heist.

First let me talk about the sports industry itself. There are billions of dollars at play here. Billions. Sports is a very marketable commodity and the athletes who participate are paid very large sums of money. I understand that this is what it is and it isn't' anyone's fault. As with most things, human begins find a way to take something beautiful and make it crazy. However, the way some of these athletes present themselves is not cool at all. They are role models to very impressionable young men and women who look up to them. Some of these athletes really do their best to maintain a positive image. People speak of hard work and getting your craft right, which i don't have a problem with. However, the drama show sports has become sucks. We should care more about what goes on in the field, than the locker rooms. The NFL has made itself a year round spectacle with the draft, the combine, and ofcourse we have salary caps and things like that which create much debate between fans.

Fueling the fans anger and "passion" about sports is the talking heads of ESPN and FS1. Listening to the ugliness that comes out of the mouths of people like Colin Cowherd, Skip Bayless just to name a few in insane. These people never have played sports, but they talk like they have so much knowledge about the game. They are very dismissive of people and their opinions. They add fuel to the hate machine that sportsmedia has become.

And the fans are taking things way too far. I have seen so many videos of fans fighting each other over silly stuff. I have seen fans dump popcorn on players heads. Anyone remember the malice at the palace? that was a result of a fan throwing a drink on a player.

As I said earlier, I like the Miami Dolphins. Their quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is one of the nicest, humblest, players i have ever seen, and he had led Miami to a couple of winning seasons, something us Finfans haven't seen since the days of Marino (the guy who made ma fan.) Yet all the complaining and personal attacks on Tua are crazy.

My bottom line is I believe the sports world should be looking at ways where they put kindness and sportsmanship first. I respect peoples opinions but some of the sports talkers out there need to go. Sports has become a world of toxicity and I never really became a huge sports fan until I reached my late 20s and early 30s because I felt I couldn't identify with anything. As I have taken a deep dive into my life, I find myself caring less and less about sports, with the exception of football. Sports is quite the commitment. As I said the NFL runs a year long business. But its only 17 weeks and if you are lucky your team plays a few games in the playoffs where they win and go home. Its not the 162 game marathon baseball is or the 88 game season in basketabll and hockey. It goes by fast, easy to keep up with. However, something needs to be said about the sports culture. The innocence of sports is gone.

People need to remember at the end, its only a game. The players don't care whether or not you have negative feelings towards them. The media only wants you to buy the stuff they advertise in between innings, downs, time outs, whatever. People need to stop taking it so seriously. Start looking at why you take it so seriously. What are you missing? What will help you feel happier? What will make you feel joy? It may be the thrill of victory, but that's not guaranteed. What is guaranteed is the impression you leave on the people around you, and I would strongly caution many sports fans to take that in stride. When you make hurtful remarks, they cannot be taken back. When you go after players, you forget they are human too because of the pedestals they have been placed on. Many sports fans will say they're just spitting facts. Facts don't care about feelings, people do. So maybe less facts, and more empathy is what is needed in the athletic world. These athletes leave the game not the same, and they are lucky to make the money they have, but they bleed red like all of us.

I asked for kindness on a Dolphins fan page on Facebook one day, and people told me to shut up. That this is a sports page and this is how people talk. Change is the most beautiful thing in the world. It has to start somewhere. I hope there are others who feel like I do and want to see less anger and sarcasm. I was there. i was the worst, Looking back I am ashamed how I behaved during my Sox vs Cubs days. I have been trying to grow and at the end of the day, I can only do what I can do. I can decide what I allow in my environment and maybe if this continues, I may have to reconsider my fondness for football and choose kindness and grace instead.

Sorry I rambled alot this week, but it just was on my mind so I spoke on it. How do you feel?

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National Basketball League: Be The Next Champion

Do you have a passion for playing basketball? Does the game run in your blood? Are you looking for a platform to flaunt your basketball skills? Then, here comes the National Basketball League. With this amazing opportunity, you can now represent your city as well as earn some fame. Now, you can play a real basketball league game and earn amazing cash prizes as well. Yes, you heard that right.

Put on your best match and you can walk away home with $1.6 M in cash prizes. This is your only chance to play in the adult recreational basketball league in the United States. You can use this platform as a beginner or even as an expert or professional basketball players. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner in the game or a professional.

If you have it in you, you are eligible to compete and take home the title with existing rewards. As beginners, you can also try to better your basketball game while learning from professionals. Get a tip or two from the experts and that will help you to raise your expertise. Come and be a part of the thousands of players that are on the league app. Play the game for the love of the sport or play to develop your skills.

 Last but not the least, if these don't excite you then play for the love of cash rewards. There are no signed pro players, no signed college players, and no current high school players. This game is especially for the rec league ballers. If you don't play the game, you can also choose to be a team owner. Else, you can choose to be a player and own the team. The choice lies in your hands. So, do you want to know how you can take home $1.6 M? Simply follow these steps. First, you will have to play the Regular Season Games that will qualify you for the tournament.

Then, you will have to compete and put your best game for the City Champs. Later, the next stage is the State Champs where you will have to beat professional players to qualify for the next round. Now the game gets as tough as ever. You will have to play for the Regional Champs to qualify for the next stage. Once you complete the Regional Champs level, the next stage is the final National Champs. Now, all of you have the same opportunity to showcase and flaunt your game.

So, we suggest, that you make the best use of this dazzling opportunity. Be a part of the like-minded community. Chat, connect and converse with some of the best basketball players in the country. What are you waiting for? The National Basketball League is now calling passionate basketball players to come together and compete for this amazing title. Opportunities don't always come knocking. So, here is your silver lining. Go, grab it.

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CARON BUTLER, SWIN CASH, KYLE KORVER I MARC MORIAL ZA OKRUGLIM STOLOM U NOVOJ NBA TOGETHER VIRTUALNOJ SERIJI KOJA ĆE BITI FOKUSIRANA NA UTICAJ KOJI COVID-19 IMA NA ZAJEDNICE OBOJENIH

GDE:  Official NBA Twitter Account - @NBA

KADA :  Utorak, 28. april 2020 u 19:00 (u Njujorku, 01:00 u Srbiji)  

KO:  Caron Butler – NBA šampion & član odbora Vera Institute of Justice

        Swin Cash – WNBA šampionka & potpredsednica za košarku i razvoj tima New Orleans Pelicans  

         Kyle Korver – Centar Milwaukee Bucks & NBA All-Star

         Marc Morial – Predsednik National Urban League & nekadašnji gradonačelnik New Orleansa

ŠTA: Kao deo inicijative NBA Together, NBA pokreće seriju virtuelnih diskusija za okruglim stolom sa ciljem da istraži i raspravi uticaj koji korona virus ima na istorijski marginalizovane zajednice obojenih. Domaćin je NBA šampion, član odbora Vera Institute of Justice i doživotni borac za socijalnu pravdu i reformu krivičnog pravosuđa Caron Butler, a u seriji će biti predstavljeni posebni gosti, uključujući vodeće glasove iz NBA i WNBA porodice, stručnjake za javno zdravlje i lidere u pokretima za socijalnu pravdu, i biće prenošena na zvaničnom NBA Tvitter nalogu u 19:00 po njujorškom vremenu svakog utorka.

Prva diskusija u utorak uveče će predstaviti WNBA legendu, Swin Cash, potpredsednicu za košarku i razvoj tima New Orleans Pelicans, centra Milwaukee Bucksa Kyle Korvera i predsednika&CEO National Urban League Marca Moriala. Zajednički će podeliti svoja iskustva i perspektive o ključnim pitanjima: izazovi sa kojima se suočavaju porodice, radnici i mladi ljudi koji nisu belci, neproporcionalni zdravstveni uslovi i istorijske nejednakosti, značaj savezništva, antiazijsko raspoloženje i nasilje, kao i akcije koje možemo preduzeti za zaštitu i podršku zajednicama obojenih i još mnogo toga.

Kao što je najavljeno prošle nedelja, porodica NBA se udružila sa Magic Johnsonom i vodećim organizacijama poput National Urban League koje treba da podignu svest o ovim disparitetima i da promovišu zdravstvenu, ekonomsku i društvenu jednakost. Koristeći digitalni otisak lige, pojačaćemo rad vodećih organizacija koje podržavaju crnu, latinoameričku i druge zajednice pod uticajem koronavirusa kroz niz poruka o javnim servisima, virtuelnim sadržajima i programima o partnerstvu u zajednici.

Ovi napori uključuju seriju virtuelnih okruglih stolova NBA zajedno, poruke o javnim uslugama i partnerstvu u zajednici koje štite zdravstvenu i ekonomsku sigurnost obojenih zajednica putem podrške nacionalnim i lokalnim darodavcima i saradnicima, mogućnostima za volonterski rad, donacijama lične zaštitne opreme, maski i ostalog.

Danas je bek  Milvaukee Bucksa, George Hill, razgovarao sa čovekom koji je nekada bio u zatvoru, kako bi prodiskutovali uticaj pandemije na krivično-pravni sistem u okviru NBA Together Live. Hill je tog čoveka upoznao tokom posete njegovog tima kazneno-popravnoj ustanovi Racine početkom ove godine povodom događaja Play For Justice . 

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i hate my face but nonetheless more NBA news

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Winter is just a time of crying and stress because of basketball

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Hey, so this isn’t a HC ask just a little chat lol anyway who is your favorite character and why ?? Can you just talk about like your top 10 or even 5 favorite characters ?? Like just tell us how much you love them and why *^* of course only if you want to !! If it’s a bother or anything just skip this ^^

Helloooooooo sweetie! OMG I love to chat about Slam Dunk! 

So let’s do a top 10 and I’ll explain some of them I feel it’s interesting to explain AUSHAUSHAUHU

My Slam Dunk characters top 10

Mitsui Hisashi

Sakuragi Hanamichi

Sendoh Akira 

Kogure Kiminobu

Akagi Takenori

Miyagi Ryota

Yohei Mito

Fujima Kenji

Ayako

Nobunaga Kyota

Analysis

I think that, first, it’s interesting to explain why Fujima is on my top 10. I may highlight that you asked me my favorite CHARACTERS. So I look for them as characters and not as real PEOPLE. So I believe Fujima is a really human character. I loved how Inoue built his personal conflict and how it turned into failure when Fujima didn’t recognize it as a problem. Plus, because of his personal issue, I really felt an identification with Fujima. I know what is to feel like you owe everybody the perfection and only the perfection. Maybe I can bring a analysis about him later. 

Because of the style of the anime, Ayako shows up as a side character, but, considering we are talking about a JAPANESE manga and a 90′s show, Ayako is really a higlight above female characters. She has that strong “big sister” personality with all the guys and they RESPECT her. For a woman to be respected as Ayako is in Slam Dunk specially in the 90′s in Japan is pretty rare. Also, she knows how to play basketball. We have some quick flashes of her playing with Miyagi and she teaches Sakuragi the basics (that we get to know further that the basics are the most important). So a girl playing basketball in the 90′s when bball is still seen as a “suburb” sport and a male sport so yeah Ayako is an example of girl power and a good female character! 

About Akagi and Mito, I have almost the same point: I started to like them because of how their relashionship with Sakuragi develops in a way that through this relashion we figure out more about them. Akagi is, as Kenji, someone that seeks perfection. And in some way, we can say Akagi is nearest of the concept of “perfection” when we talk about Japanese standard. He’s smart, he’s big, he’s strong, a good basketball player, he takes good care of his family... But when we see the scenes where Akagi is his normal routine it feels... empty? We can see in Akagi’s posture and expressions that he really feels something when he’s playing with the Shohoku dorks AND when he is dealing with Sakuragi. I think their friendship is one of the most beautiful I’ve seen in anime because it’s real, healthy and extremely human. And I could bet that when Akagi grow older, he’ll probably be a teacher, 95% chance of being a bball coach. And the first one who help him to find his vocation was Sakuragi. Mito works in the opposite way that Akagi does. Mito doesn’t have responsabilities and hardly get interested in something. And it’s beautiful how he supports Sakuragi when he starts with all the basketoman delirium because Mito is probably the only one at the begining who truly believe Sakuragi can become a good basketabll player. And Mito (and the rest of the gang) gets caught in Sakuragi’s excitment and they really start getting truly interested in it. Their support is real, pure and done in their way. I really loved how they helped Sakuragi train. 

I’m going to pass Kogure because this is getting really long

Well I think I don’t have much to say about Sakuragi after the last explanation, but I want to add how incredible Inoue built him as a character. He was a total nobody in basketball. And a dork. A super loud and cocky dork. And Inoue makes everybody cheer for him. All the character feel the necessity to move foward when Sakuragi is around. He awakens in people the desire to get better, to play fair, to train more. And every single new move that Sakuragi learns make us go crazy. Can we have a better protagonist than that?

So it’s not normal that a character as Mitsui is my favorite. I normally don’t like the ones with that bad boy vibes. So why I like Mitsui the most? Well, I could say that Mitsui was the only bad boy who was built as a human and not as a stereotype. And again, I felt a strong bond with Mitsui because of the knee issue (I had exactly the same problem as him when I was a teenager) and because of the perfectionism issue. Mitsui was a perfect boy. He was popular, tallented, had many friends, he was a cheering person and suddenly everything started to cave in. Mitsui really deserves a deeper analysis, but what can I say about his reaction when everything collapsed before his eyes is that Mitsui was 100% a 14 yo human boy. And I just love how Inoue built that. And I love even more his redemption story and his path to chase the time he lost because Mitsui teaches one of the most precious lessons we can learn in life: we have to learn to recognize we can fail. That we can fall. And that’s okay. Because if you recognize it and pulls away your proud to say ‘sorry’, you’ll totally have a second chance. You are able to stand up. You’re able to try again. Til you get it right.

I’m so so sorry that it turned so long AAAAAA Hope you all enjoy and sorry for any mistakes english is not my first language help

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