Saturday, May 28, 2016

A Death Which Might Set The NBA Dialogue Back A Long Time

As Golden State attempts to survive tonight in a must-win Game 6 in Oklahoma, much of the NBA's attention is turned elsewhere.

Reports came in this morning and early afternoon that Bryce Dejean-Jones was killed this morning with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in Texas.

Dejean-Jones played for the New Orleans Pelicans as he worked his way from being an undrafted free agent to his dream in the NBA, even if it was only as a bit player.

Problem is, it sounds like none of this should've happened, and his conduct may well have contributed to his death.

There was a reason he was undrafted.  First, he left USC after being involved in a physical altercation and punching a player.  He transferred to UNLV, and, after ending one season there, got in another physical altercation with a player Dejean-Jones claims told him he wanted to shoot him to his face!  A stint at Iowa State, where he got noticed enough and stood out enough to get to the Pelicans, was marked with a noise complaint and an arrest for the use of marijuana.

This had all the earmarks for a tragedy and boo-hoo for the player, until the Dallas Morning News came in with more details...

It was 3:20 AM, and Dejean-Jones attempted to kick in his estranged girlfriend's apartment front door.

The second problem is that it wasn't his girlfriend's apartment -- the guy inside shot him and killed him.

Dejean-Jones had just signed a three-year contract in February.

Thanks, Mr. Dejean-Jones.  You have just given the NFL Football Nation America more ammo that the NFL is only a "few bad apples" and the NBA is full of thugs.

And this, today, may be only one way the NBA Dialogue gets set back a long time in favor of our Lord And Master, Roger Goodell.

The second may be forthcoming in about 30 minutes -- last I checked, Oklahoma State had a small lead in the 3rd quarter.  They win tonight, and 73-9 don't mean a damn thing!!!

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