Day: December 21, 2018

So tampering is ok now?

Brandon King

Lebron James recent comments regarding his thoughts on potentially playing with New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis stokes the long-simmering fires of rumours of Davis joining the Lakers.  It is also a clear case of tampering.  As stated in Article 35A of the NBA constitution, “No person may, directly or indirectly, entice, induce, persuade, or attempt to entice, induce or persuade, any Player who is under contract to, or whose exclusive negotiating rights are held by, any other Member of the Association. I’m layman’s terms, if you are on…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Update- VA Man gets five years for sneaker robbery

Brandon King

In a previous edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, we covered the actions of Tavious Jonte Lane of Barryville, Virginia who robbed a man of sneakers at gunpoint. That ill-fated decision will cost Lane five years of his freedom. Victim Eric Truong said that he and Lane arranged to meet in front of a local store to sell Lane a pair of “Gucci” Foamposite sneakers. At Lane’s September 20 plea hearing Daniel H. Cohan, an assistant Frederick County commonwealth’s attorney told presiding Judge N. Randolph Bryant that Lane…

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