Should NBA Pay Tribute to Trayvon Martin?

by SodaHead Sports Posted 2012/03/26 16:00:00

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LeBron James and the Miami Heat have been called arrogant and overrated at times, but people may start calling them compassionate. By now, we all know about the Trayvon Martin story. If not, here's the abbreviated version of what went down.

A young African-American male was walking through a Florida neighborhood at night. A self-appointed neighborhood watchman named George Zimmerman allegedly called 911 saying he felt Martin was a threat and allegedly shot Martin with what Zimmerman is now saying was self-defense. Martin was unarmed and Zimmerman has cited the "Stand Your Ground" defense, which states that if you feel you are in severe danger, you have the right to act.

The story has captured the country's emotion and the Heat donned hoodies, much like the thousands at the Million Hoodie March in New York City, in honor of Martin. With so many strong feelings in favor of Martin's family, and the government's Justice Department looking into the case, do you think it's appropriate for the Miami Heat to do what they did? Should other NBA teams follow the Heat's lead and honor the fallen young man?

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tncdel 2012/03/26 16:40:42

No

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Please see, "Comes out that Trayvon Martin may not have been the guiltless victim Lamestream painted him to be, but possibly an attacker killed in self-defense. Do you think this is another example of how Obama is using racial divisiveness with his statements?," here:
http://www.sodahead.com/unite...
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Papillon 2012/03/27 15:37:46

No

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Whatever; if that's what they want to do then fine. I'm sure that the 'african american community' (snicker) will like it.

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SEAL76 2012/03/27 15:35:47

No

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Why would they? He is no hero. We don't have all the facts. He is not a twelve year old kid. He was a 17 year old and could have been up to something. I don't think he should have been shot but I have a feeling that all the facts are not available.

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Jo to SEAL76 2012/03/28 15:39:07

you would be correct!

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jeri Schroeder 2012/03/27 15:25:12

No

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Kids are killed everyday and no one does anything. Black on Black killing and Hispanic on Hispanic killings are so common here in California, they often receive no notice in the news. The collateral damage of innocent bystanders is horrible but no one is talking about that; 93% of murdered Blacks are killed by other Blacks. When will we talk about? When will the NBA make a useless gesture about that?

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PapaBC 2012/03/27 15:24:19

No

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Not until all the facts are in. With the thing in the media the last 2 days iit looks like Martin could have been in the wrong, DEAD WRONG.

Or he did something stupid.

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mustang... to PapaBC 2012/03/27 15:42:16

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Yes, he didn't like being followed.

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Ron Swa... to mustang... 2012/03/27 16:24:44

Much more than that. Reading is good for you. You should try it sometime. For example, the police report: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/c...

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mustang... to Ron Swa... 2012/03/27 17:37:11

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My son has friends in that area that know exactly what went on..don't rely on the news as they weren't there..you should try not being an asswipe..it's good for you..

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phil white to Ron Swa... 2012/03/27 17:47:51

"With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman and slammed his head into the sidewalk, leaving him bloody and battered, law-enforcement authorities told the Orlando Sentinel.

That is the account Zimmerman gave police, and much of it has been corroborated by witnesses, authorities say."

Thanks for the link.

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Sheila to Ron Swa... 2012/03/27 17:51:04

Why be ugly to someone who agrees with you? mustang is a great gal who IS up on the subject at hand. This one comment is not the total of her knowledge.

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sweet chick 2012/03/27 15:18:09

Yes

no he was not a hero but he was a one more of young guys that died being innocent.

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mustang... to sweet c... 2012/03/27 15:42:58

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Innocent? You were there?

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Papillon to sweet c... 2012/03/27 16:26:53

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Innocent my a$$. White people don't go around shooting blacks just for the fun of it. That's a black ghetto thing. We're talking a prevailing attitude? Read some facts and figures about all the white innocents slain by blacks. Innocent blacks killed by blacks. Facts, figures and history belie your assertion.

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whitewulf--the unruly mobster 2012/03/27 14:54:22
Little ... to whitewu... 2012/03/27 16:05:46

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Great comment whitewulf. Let's honor our military and true heroes. This kid was not a hero. At the best he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. We should honor him for this??
Part of the lefts plan is to use bad situations like this one to divide our country more.

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whitewu... to Little ... 2012/03/27 17:52:54
mac9 2012/03/27 14:54:10

No

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Not only NO.....HELL NO!

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Raymie 2012/03/27 14:47:47

No

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He attacks some one in ignorance...the NBA wants to pay tribute...while the New Black Panther party is issuing bounties for people and our law enforcement does nothing. becsause they are black or because a warrant can only be served by an officer of the law... if your a strong political party you can break the law by hunting humans? Maybe I need my own political party...where we hunt everyone not in our party. This is the example I am being set...thank you.

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phil white to Raymie 2012/03/27 19:03:46 (edited)

Here's a you tube of the violently racist leader of the Phily New Black Panther party.
This is the group attorney general Eric Holder let off the hook after the Justice Departemt had won the case of voter intimidation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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LarryFine 2012/03/27 14:41:06

No

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I say boycott the NBA.

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Sheila to LarryFine 2012/03/27 17:47:45

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I do!! Every year....lol....

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LarryFine to Sheila 2012/03/27 17:48:57

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Actually, so do I. Not and NBA fan.

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Sheila to LarryFine 2012/03/27 17:54:19

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I have to tell you something I found soooo funny. A few years ago in our paper (we have a column called tell the times where you call in and leave your comments on a machine. Some get printed some don't.) a lady called in and said she refuses to watch NBA because of the armpits. "In no other sport are we subjected to the constant views of sweaty smelly armpits." That quote brought me to tears! I laughed so hard. LOL, snicker just remembering. Had to share! :-)

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LarryFine to Sheila 2012/03/27 17:56:44

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Competitive swimming must be out for her as well!!

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Sheila to LarryFine 2012/03/27 18:34:59

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I don't know Larry, they are not sweaty or smelly due to the water....But YOU made me spit coke out my nose........ :-)

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tayboo 2012/03/27 14:37:34

Yes

it seems nice that they actually care... seems like a good idea to me. big ups to the heats... #favteam

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whitewu... to tayboo 2012/03/27 14:56:03
tayboo to whitewu... 2012/04/11 16:08:53

even better make them gold... so he can be grilled out...! what if that was your son or even someone close to u... ugh just dismiss yourself

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Bob DiN 2012/03/27 14:28:28

No

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We don't know the whole story. We know he has a connection with drugs. For all we know he was a thug who got what he had coming to him. There should be no rush to judgement until the facts are in and the court rules.

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Sheila 2012/03/27 14:25:25

No

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Did he do great things for the game? No.

They may choose to memorialize him, but to say pay tribute to is silly.

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mustang... to Sheila 2012/03/27 15:45:56

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They are paying tribute to his being a black person..

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Sheila to mustang... 2012/03/27 15:52:15

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That is sad. You are 100% correct, but that is sad.

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mustang... to Sheila 2012/03/27 17:39:10

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Thank you...Zimmermans black friends feel soooooo bad for him..and so far none have jumped on the band wagon.

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Sheila to mustang... 2012/03/27 17:47:01

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He mentors children for crying out loud!! He is active in his community. He was attacked from what is coming out now. It is a darned shame. I wish (but I bet not more than Mr Z wishes) that he had never followed him, but to try to make this all about race when it was NOT is just WRONG.

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dranet 2012/03/27 14:21:22

No

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Where's the support when there's black on white crimes? Or black on black even? Seems like you only hear about it when it's white on black.... ironic since Zimmerman is latino.

I'm sad this happened, and I'm sad a young man lost his life. But the media bias is undeniable in this situation.

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Zion21 2012/03/27 14:13:11

No

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It's very, very sad but unrelated.

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phil white 2012/03/27 14:05:27 (edited)

No

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Obama hasn't jumped on this case so it seems his media has let him know something about it that they aren't telling the rest of us.
I'm guessing the young pot smoking expelled kid created the confrontation and escalated it.
The media kept that quite for the last 10 days so the "whicked white racist killer" story could play as long as possible for the benefit of Obamas fall vote total.
The president however was kept informed so he wouldn't jump on the "injustice" and have comments out there that would embarrass him later.

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Sheila to phil white 2012/03/27 14:26:52

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LOL, yes he did. He said "If I had a son he would look like Trayvon" as if that means more than whether or not he may look like my son......

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phil white to Sheila 2012/03/27 17:51:28 (edited)

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His handlers probably told him that was the minimum he could say to keep cred with the black comunity.

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LisaSmith 2012/03/27 13:56:52 (edited)

No

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Why does the media use a picture of him from when he was a kid when he was actually 17 and a fully grown 200 pound man? Maybe there is more to this story then the media wants you to know???

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