Short interview with Kieth Floyd President of Black Coaches Association about head coaching positions and more.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Unless you have been under a rock the last few days, you should know that NBA player Gilbert Arenas has been suspended by the NBA for having unloaded guns in his locker at the arena where the Washington Wizards play in Washington D.C. What a STUPID THING TO DO.

Where is and was Gilbert’s brain at when he decided to do that? I cannot and will not make excuses for Arenas. Dude was flat out wrong. Yes NBA and NFL and MLB players are multi-millionaires with big cars and jewerly up the ying yang and yes they are targets.

Look at what happened to former boxing champion Vernon Forrest. He was with his kid at a Atlanta gas station and a cat tried to rob him. Forrest tried to run after him. He lost track of the guy and was shot and killed by the assailant.

There are plenty of other stories like this where guys with money where attacked at there homes or just trying to put gas in there car.

This IS NOT a excuse for Arenas having guns in his locker. Not at all. Again, he broke NBA rules and he has to pay for his actions. But having said that, athletes are targets. This is a fact. So the athletes have to learn better ways to protect themselves.

Finally, the above link is about Gilbert’s foundation he runs. Did you ever here about it? Have you heard about MLB player’s CeCe Sabathia and Chone Figgins and Torii Hunter’s foundations? Did you hear about big Shaq giving away thousands of turkeys at Thanksgiving? Did you hear about Racheed Wallace and his wife giving away thousands of Xmas trees for inner city families? Did you hear about Ron Artest and wife doing the same?

Most likely no. Because the media wants to beat up on people of color all the time with negative stories. Mainly men who are people of color. We are “thugs” and other negative names.

This is why I was among millions who was thrilled to death to see the election of President Obama. A VERY positive story. The first African American President of the United States. Every time I see him on TV I am proud.

I am tired of all the negative stories on people of color on sports radio stations like ESPN 710 and KJR here in Seattle. Two stations who have ZERO African Americans working at the stations in ANY CAPACITY!! None in sales, manangement, producers and over the air. This is a outrage when people of color dominate the sports world.

Yes Arenas was wrong. But I want to see more positive stories on African Americans and people of color here in the American media. One thing for sure, we will bring you the stories as much as we can.

Yes we will put a few folks of color on blast, but it will not be a normal routine here at “Music Inner City News Magazine”

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Tonight after watching football all day long I needed a basketball fix and thanks goodness a  NBA game was on the tube between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks. That means it featured two Seattle, Washington residents. Nate Robinson of the Knicks and Jamal Crawford of the Hawks. Two of many NBA players from the Seattle area.

And after sitting on the bench for 14 games, little Nate FINALLY was allowed to play and DID HE PLAY!!! Let me repeat DID HE PLAY!!

He came of the bench midway though the first quarter and began his attack on the Hawks.

Robinson scored from three point land, on drives and dished off to his teammates and even grabbed some boards.

The Hawk crowd was in shock. As a sports fan I was in shock in what I was watching from a cat I watched growing up playing for Rainier Beach High and the Washington Huskies here in Seattle.

Nate ended up with 41 points!! It was unreal readers!! It was one of the greatest displays of a NBA player doing his thing I have ever seen. He wanted to show the NY coaches I am ready to play. Truth be told, I don’t understand why the NY coaches kept him out so long. It was very unfair.

A big Seattle shout out to Nate Robinson. It was a lot of fun watching a guy from my area showing Seattle cats have serious game!!

Soon I will be doing a story on all the Seattle NBA players. The national media just has not caught on to the fact that their are so many players from Seattle in the NBA.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Big shout out to tennis superstar Serena Williams for winning the female athlete by the AP for 2009. And for anyone who says she should have been that, then who?

At and her age and sister Venus too, she is still winning events and is rated #1 in the world as I type this article in a sport where at about age 25 or 26 ladies and even the fellas start to go down hill. But mainly the ladies.

Venus is also doing very well in the world of female tennis. They intimidate there opponents. And win there opponents win against the Williams sisters, it makes their year. They beat Serena or Venus. That is big!!

Also Serena and Venus are doing well in the business world like we have talked about here on “Sports Inner City Online” They are tremendous role models for young ladies.

Yes at times Serena outfits are kind of out there but having said that, I think she has toned down on the outfits. I’m I wrong readers? Let me know if I am.

Like Tiger, their father Richard raised the ladies up to be the best in the world. And they have done just that in the world of tennis.

Again congrates to Serena!! By the way, Venus and Serena are former guests on Seattle’s own “Music Inner City TV”

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P.S. With all the terrible news in the media about his love life and is his wife staying or leaving. Getting a divorce or not, How many ladies has Woods made love too etc, Tiger Woods had some good news because he won the PGA Player Of The Year again.

They might as well call it the “Tiger Woods Award” because he wins it each and every year. The other golfers on the tour do not have a chance as long as Tiger is on the case.

It might be different in 2010 because it seems Tiger will get a late start because he is taking time off from playing in the PGA tour. How long is the question.

All I know is without Tiger, the PGA tour will not be the same and millions of $$ will not be counted by the PGA. Let’s tell it like it is. Right now, Tiger is the PGA Tour. Period. When Woods is playing people are watching on TV. When Tiger is playing it brings thousands of more fans to the golf events to watch him play.

Let’s hope Tiger comes back to the tour soon. Because the PGA for sure needs him. The leaders of the PGA will say in interviews that “golf will continue with or without Tiger” That is true. But it is not the same when Tiger is not on the prowl.     Gordon Curvey

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