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Roland Lazenby on the State of the Lakers Add to Favorites
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Noted Sports Journalist and Author Roland Lazenby aka @Lazenby tweeted a LA Times Story, "Lakers Reach Another Crossroads" http://bit.ly/xGHgpA , which sparked a fury of tweets by Lazenby and his followers on All Things Lakers, past and present. Enjoy the tweets.0 81122/Feb/2012 06:46:20 AM PSTCap (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Speaks Out! Add to Favorites
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May 18, 2011 was one of those lightening rod days for basketball fanatics on the internet. One of the greatest basketball players of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, decided to voice his frustration with the Los Angeles Lakers' organization via Twitter. The Sporting News highlighted an interview with Kareem at 9:45AM PST. Kareem followed with his own tweet at 11:51AM PST; the tweet included a link to a picture of him, Magic, Jerry West and Pat Riley on the night that Jerry West's statue was unveiled with this simple question: DO YOU THINK KAJ DESERVES HIS STATUE?1 833
There is a simple answer to that question and it's a big “Hell Yeah!” However, many people objected to the fact that Kareem decided to toot his own horn on the matter. We live in a society that values free speech, but also one that will punish and criticize the speaker if it's not done in accordance with proper mores.
The moment I became aware Kareem was tweeting on the subject, I knew chirpstory was the ideal vehicle to share this story with interested individuals. Over a four day period, Kareem had 30 related tweets in regards to the statue issue and his thoughts about the Lakers' organization. Many of Kareem's responses were directed to his followers. The most damning comment he made was in response to a statement made by Reginald Swift, aka as @realjazz2011: @kaj33 “Cap I don't know where the breakdown is. But YOU will get your statue ! That's unthinkable! Buss is not Sterling !”
Kareem's reply to that tweet was: @realjazz2011 “Re the Buss Family, I don't {know} if you can be sure about that! #KAJ33.” In the basketball world, comparing Jerry Buss to Donald Sterling is throwing down the gauntlet, those are fighting words if you're a Buss family member or a Lakers' fan. Those printed words cut to the heart of Kareem's frustrations on the issue.
All 30 tweets that Kareem made on the statue controversy are represented in this chirpstory, as well as the questions or statements made by followers that elicited a response from Kareem. The antagonist in our story is Robert Littal of @BlkSportsOnline Littal was very outspoken about Kareem speaking out on the subject, so I placed a lot of his tweets on the subject as well as followers who commented on his point of view.
Many of my twitter friends are represented in this story. The idea for this story was inspired by a conversation that I had via twitter with Ray Lokar @CoachLok and @michaeltillery on 5/20/11. This is not my story on Kareem; this is our story on Cap, and I'm grateful that I was able to include so many different voices on the issue. Twitter is a very powerful mode of communication. I hope you enjoy your journey on Cap speaking out as you read the thoughts, opinions and question from our diverse twitter community.
Take time to comment below or let me know what you think via twitter.
To Cap, if you read this chirpstory, know that I'll always respect you as a man and a basketball player. Your contributions to this world are truly gigantic.
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