The Heat stand tall for Trayvon Martin
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LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and their teammates on Friday left no doubt about where they stand.
Together.
Nearly a month after unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood crime-watch volunteer, there's still plenty that's unsettled -- and unsettling -- about the entire tragedy.
What I do know now is this: The Heat played their most insignificant game of the season, by comparison, when they defeated the Detroit Pistons on Friday night in Auburn Hills.
When 13 members of the Heat gathered to be photographed in hooded sweatshirts in their hotel lobby, it sent an image across the world that will likely have more of an impact moving forward than just about anything they accomplish on the basketball court.
Led by James and Wade, the Heat spent some downtime before the game to focus on their duties as American citizens, as fathers, sons, uncles and nephews. But more importantly, they stood together to make a statement as young black men in the face of disturbing stereotypes.
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props heat..........
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Good ? . Heard about this the other day.
Bout time black athletes went back to reppin and being politically conscious.
Gettin' tired of this "Jordan/Kobe era" of selfish black athletes that think the white people around them really give a modicum of a ? about them.
Time to get back to this era...
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Jason Whitlock wrote an article giving props to the Heat for this
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i dislike heat....but give them props for this.....................
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s/o to the Heat and Knicks for doing this.
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greenwood1921 wrote: »Good ? . Heard about this the other day.
Bout time black athletes went back to reppin and being politically conscious.
Gettin' tired of this "Jordan/Kobe era" of selfish black athletes that think the white people around them really give a modicum of a ? about them.
Time to get back to this era...
...No 2012.
nah I think MJ is bout his money above all else...but c/s -
Much respect to the Heat.
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Good ? .
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While Trayvon was watching Lebron and Wade on the All Star Game and rooting for'em, little did he know that they would be reppin' him a month later.
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Jordan sucks at social issues...to even support a ? running for chitown gov...jordan said "republocams buy sneakers too" he all money..
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Carmelo Anthony on his twitter... -
Good ? on this.
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I might just ? a chick in a hoodie
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I have a hard time believing they are worried about dispelling black male stereotypes
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props to the heat but everytime lebron does something i feel he just does it for the attention not for the right reasons
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the GOAT has spoken....
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^^^^ that's whats up
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Ali just shut the thread down....
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damn I just told someone last night that I wish ali didnt have parkisons b/c he would no doubt be on the forefront on this...nice
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took these heat ? an entire month. good late look though.
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took these heat ? an entire month. good late look though.
An entire month? It took nearly everyone a month to become aware of the situation. -
Smh @ knocking the Heat for this when the Samford Police Department aint even made a arrest yet. Smh
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Trayvon Martin's dad thanks Miami Heat, athletes
The father of the unarmed black teen whose killing has sparked widespread outrage said Sunday night that he and his family have been overwhelmed by sports stars such as Dwyane Wade and LeBron James speaking out about the case.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Tracy Martin thanked the NBA's Miami Heat for "taking notice" of the killing. Martin is the father of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed in Sanford, Fla. on Feb. 26 by a neighborhood watch volunteer who claimed self-defense and has not been arrested.
"I saw a post that D-Wade had saying, 'I am Trayvon Martin,'" Tracy Martin said. "To see all these athletes put Trayvon in the same sentence with them, it feels real good. Trayvon was an excellent athlete and if he could hear them saying his name, he would be so moved by it."
As they did in Friday night's game against Detroit, several Heat players scrawled messages about Trayvon Martin on the sneakers they wore on the court Sunday. The Heat have said they hope having players speak out about the killing helps "in our nation's healing."
"We just couldn't imagine (anyone's) son leaving to go play basketball or go to the drugstore or go anywhere and he doesn't return," James said Sunday in Oklahoma City, where the Heat were playing the Thunder.
Tracy Martin said a number of athletes have reached out to the family, asking how they can help.
A large rally is being organized in Sanford on Monday, coinciding with a city commission meeting, and more star power from the sports world is expected. Orlando Magic assistant coach and former NBA star Patrick Ewing plans to attend, according to a spokesman for the Martin family, as does Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis — who makes his offseason home not far from where Trayvon Martin was killed.
Lewis plans on addressing the crowd at Monday's rally.
"These athletes are saying, 'It's not about who I am. It's about right and wrong,'" Tracy Martin said. "It's like everybody's taking notice. The Miami Heat came out in their hoodies, and that's just saying, 'We are people, we have hearts, we have feelings, we have emotions.' That's a warm feeling. The sports world has embraced this big-time."
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/sports/article.html/content/news/articles/ap/2012/03/26/Trayvon_Martin_s_dad_thanks_Miami_Heat_athletes/
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can't front, i hate lebron cuz he's a ? but i wanna see them win now
