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50 million followers and fans.  His words matter.  Yet LA Lakers, LeBron James has decided to address a situation that has yet to be investigated and post his opinion of an expected outcome in a police shooting of a young black woman in Columbus, Ohio.  Today's rant is not about the specific issue of the shooting.  It's about the lack of voices coming out about LeBron's comments.  I've said it before and I'm going to say it again, quoting Dr. Martin Luther King.  "Our lives begin to end, the day we remain silent about things that matter."  Where are the voices of reason suggesting to wait?  Steve Kerr, Greg Popovich, Stan Van Gundy have all been vocal about social issues. Crickets.  Where is the NBA?  Silence. Isn't this irresponsible on LeBron's part?  No backlash for LeBron's comments?  What if a popular columnist or TV/Radio show host were to do something similar with far fewer fans? Do you think this is OK?  

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You would think a guy facing some serious allegations that could threaten his livelihood would want to lay a little low for a while to let things settle.  But not Deshaun Watson, no siree.  He's getting photographed with his girlfriend on a jet ski while she's flipping the cameras off with the "double bird".  Cute.  Crazy.  Confusing.  What am I missing here?

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Eric Musselman, a friend and a great coach tells his story of career growth including his stint in Sacramento.  He's now found his niche in the collegiate world and done it with resounding success taking the Arkansas Razorbacks to the Elite Eight this year and just finalized a new deal with the University.  He's humble, he's emotional and he's sincere.  It's a refreshing conversation given his history in the NBA and his progression through the collegiate ranks.  

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This fires me up.  How can they be so bad?  How does Brian Cashman still have a job?  Virtually unlimited resources and they still haven't won a championship since 2009.  What's that tell you?  If Steinbrenner were alive he would have fired Cashman 5 times by now.  I can't even watch them on TV any more.  What do you think???

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So the Utah Jazz decide to rest Mike Conley and Derrick Favors over the weekend because of knee soreness.  That's right.  Sore.  Not injured, not hurt.  Sore.  And guess what?  They lose to the Lakers.  What is happening to our professional athletes and them sitting it out due to soreness?  You think hockey players get sore and still play?  How about football players?  This is making me crazy.  Here why in today's rant.  

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Another year down the tubes.  Same ol' song and dance.  I'm hearing from fans that the team has given up on Walton and his coaching staff.  Sounds oh, so familiar.  If you're a Kings fan, you know the drill.  Current season sucks, look ahead to next year and hope for a good ping pong ball drop in the draft and then rebuild.  But it's really getting old hearing it now for so many years.  Every year past was the year it was going to change.  Dysfunctional. Embarrassing. But the Kings are not without talent, there are no excuses.  Let's call it the "Kings Curse".  Fans deserve better in Sacramento and at some point soon, they had better get what they deserve.  Agree, disagree?  Reach out to me on YouTube or Twitter and let's talk about it.  I'd love to hear what you've got to say.  

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You're going to love today's podcast if you're a baseball fan in any way, shape or form.  Former SF Giants first baseman, Will Clark is going to give you a great view from a veteran player who played for the love of the game.  Our candid discussion weaves around coaching, money, players and today's game.  You'll be surprised at some of his comments about contemporary players and you'll appreciate some of the batting tips he shares.  This is one of the most informative podcasts I've done as Will even taught me a few things I didn't know.  You're going to enjoy the discussion.  

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What do you think?  So Lloyd Pierce goes away, Carlisle rips the Hawks front office calling them "insane" and the Hawks go on to a 16-5 run under Nate McMillan.  Hmmm.  And they do it with the help of that guy the Sacramento Kings decided to let go, never really got the most out of, Bogdan Bogdanovic.  Makes you scratch your head there too.  Hear what "Bogey" is doing for Atlanta in today's podcast and yeah, I think Carlisle owes somebody an apology.  

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Poor baby.  He doesn't understand why the NBA would make a playoff format that could mean two and through.  He maybe doesn't notice there are no fans in the stadiums.  He may be just so focused on his game that he can't comprehend that the league has likely lost it's butt this year and this is a way to get some revenue toward the gap.  Enter Mark Cuban to the rescue.  Now he doesn't like the play-in format either.  Thinks it was a big mistake.  Could it be because his team is in 7th place right now???  Let's talk a little about the process in today's rant.  

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Here we go again.  Kyrie Irving has decided he needs another day off for personal reasons unbeknownst to us...or anyone for that matter that we know of.  How long must this charade continue? What do the Brooklyn Nets do in a playoff situation when Kyrie is going to be so valuable on the floor?  Let's talk about this and more in today's rant. 

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