ARTICLE FROM espn.com (Full story click here)

There is so much going on in sports and so many topics to discuss that is NOT being talked about from the “minority point of view”

So after doing other things, “Sports Inner City Online” will be back and running with fresh news stories and more!!

I love the NBA. I love the game of basketball. By far it is my favorite sport. I get depressed as a sports fan when the NBA season is over. I really do readers and when the Sonics left our city it was one of the worst days of my time on earth.

When I watch the NBA on TNT and ESPN or watch Portland on cable and of course on ABC and NBA-TV and NBA League Pass I want to see the stars play! I don’t want to be surprised that a star player or star players are sitting on the bench or freakin RESTING!! This is BS!! Players sitting and resting during the season is crazy and it is just not right at all!!

Fans pay a lot of money to go to a NBA game. Parking, gas in car, food, a beer or two and tickets. Maybe they buy a hat etc. Heck a parent can pay up to $250 to go to a game. Or between $50 and $250 etc. Listen readers, people work hard for their money and they should not be surprised when they come to a Spurs game and the Big Three is sitting or to a Cavs game and Lebron is sitting or to a Golden State game and the Splash Bros are sitting.

Just about all the time, a fan has ZERO knowledge that a star they are paying to watch will not be playing. THIS IS VERY VERY WRONG!! VERY VERY UNFAIR TO THE FANS OF THE NBA!! These players HAVE ALL FREAKIN SUMMER TO REST!!!!!!!!!! NBA players get paid MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PLAY BASKETBALL. These players are YOUNG. In there 20’s  and early 30’s. What in the hell do they have to rest for?

And here is the thing that pisses me off readers. Guys like Coach Pop of the Spurs does not give a damn about our feelings. He basically says “F the fans” And he says I am going to rest Timmy and Parker and Munu. But like I said, fans come to the arena to see Timmy and Parker and Munu. The kids want to see their favorite players and idols play. They have pics of these guys on their walls at home for goodness sake!

So Kerr says in the article he feels how the fans feel. NO HE DOES NOT!! If he did he would play Thompson and Curry EVERY GAME…82 GAMES DAMMIT!! Unless they are hurt. This is the bottom line!!! AND REST DURING THE SUMMER!! Hopefully NBA fans will stand up and speak out on coaches sitting their players during the season. Comments? gcurvey@yahoo.com         Gordon Curvey