The Conspiracy Theorist
LeBron James (photo. Mannion)I don’t think I’m too much of a conspiracy theorist. While I wholeheartedly believe O.J. Simpson is currently sitting in prison due to a law enforcement vendetta that dates back to the 1990s and not for whatever kidnapping/robbery supposedly happened in Vegas last year, and I was ready for whatever shadiness that could have happened during Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, I’m not as bad as some other people I know.
That said, I have come up with or believed in an NBA-related conspiracy theory here and there. If nothing else, stories like Kwame Brown’s real attachment to Michael Jordan, or David Stern rigging the ‘85 Lottery in the Knicks’ favor are fun to talk about and pick apart. And some aren’t so fun, like the idea that the current OKC Thunder ownership intentionally sabotaged the team and tried to alienate the Seattle fan base to make the OKC relocation easier. But that’s not so much theory as a pretty obvious fact.
Anyway, when today’s Smack comments section turned into a debate over how Mike Brown would far as the Cavs’ coach without LeBron, it reminded me of one of my great conspiracy swing-and-misses:
Going into the ‘06-07 season, my theory was that sometime around Thanksgiving, LeBron was going to suffer a season-ending “injury,” something that wouldn’t necessarily effect him long-term, like a “broken bone.” Naturally, the Cavs would be atrocious with ‘Bron, opening the door for them to land the top spot in the draft. That year’s prize: Greg Oden. LeBron gets his franchise big man, Oden is comfortable staying in the Midwest in a situation where he can relax in the background while ‘Bron gets all the attention, and everyone outside of New York, New Jersey and Nike is happy as the championships start rolling in and LeBron carries the League for the next 15-whatever years, turning Cleveland into a major sports market in the process.
Of course, LeBron led the Cavs to the Finals that year. Guess I was wrong.
What NBA conspiracy theories have you come up with in the past, or believed to be true that you heard somewhere else?
December 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
KRS says:
i’m number 1, oh no i’m sorry i lied…
December 18th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
KRS says:
i’m number 1, 2
December 18th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
KRS says:
3
December 18th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
KRS says:
4
December 18th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
KRS says:
and 5.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Heckler says:
conspiracy theory?…lol. there are many. starting with tim donaghy.
organized crime in the nba.
the draft lottery! hows about the bulls getting the #1 draft pick (elton brand) the yr after michael jordan, phil jackson and scottie pippen left.
how about tne NJ nets getting the #1 draft lottery pick in 2000. that happened as soon as rod thorn left the nba office ny to take a front office position with the nets.
isiah thomas NOT making the original dream team. the conspiracy theory is that michael jordan would not play for the dream team if isiah thomas was on the team. it is sure bullshit that isiah thomas wasn’t on that team. nonesense. they should have taken off either chris mullin or christian laettner
December 18th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Richard Wellner says:
6
December 18th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Richard Wellner says:
8
December 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Richard Wellner says:
Heckler, go back to africa.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
PALakerFan says:
Very similar to how David Robinson went out with a knee injury and a very good Spurs team went in the tank and lucked into Tim Duncan.
I never heard the Jordan/Kwame rumor. I’m guessing Kwame is Mike’s love child??? Oh, also – O.J.’s jail term is long overdue. He killed 2 people for cryin out loud! Yeah, the LAPD were/are a bunch of crooks but he did it.
I definitely believe in the Knicks-Ewing conspiracy theory and the Jordan-Retired to escape a gambling suspension theory.
I was worried about Obama shenanigans too. Not cause he’s black but cause he’s a Democrat. The Repukelicans are thieves. Go Obama!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Billy Hoyle says:
Bryan Colangelo hates blacks ?
December 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Heckler says:
richard wellner–
whats your problem with africa?
and whats your problem with anything i wrote? explain yourself bitch
December 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
PALakerFan says:
Isiah definitely got boned by Jordan! He should’ve been on instead of Stockton at that point.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
dukesman2000 says:
Yeah Austin you keep it 100. They made sure there were no black person on the jury as a sure way of getting him convicted. We know OJ was retried for murder and not that bullshit kidnapping/robbery charge. How can you steal shit that was stolen from you? That was a clear case of entrapment.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Reed Ewing Frazier says:
Haha Tied with Rakim as the best MC of alltime: BlastMaster KRS-ONE! the Tea’cha
Only NBA conspiracy theories of late that I have heard is that their are more refs on the take but Masta Stern is covering up that fact and that a top ten player is gay
KNICKS UP!! all the rest down!!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
PALakerFan says:
It’s Lebron dude! That dude’s a home if I ever saw one!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
PALakerFan says:
Oops! Meant to say Lebron is a HOMO, not home. My bad.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Austin Burton says:
@dukesman — OJ never held a gun, no one got hurt, he was reclaiming his own property, and he gets a longer sentence than some rapists and child molesters?
December 18th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
DJ Go Go Gomez says:
Ewing to NY is an obvious one. I always thought LeBron ending up in his home state was kinda fishy. Chicago getting the #1 pick this year also had me thinking conspiricy. Chicago being this bad for so lang can’t be good for the NBA.
On a side note…what vendetta does the L.V.P.D have with O.J.?? Did he steal some chips back in the day? If that shit happened in L.A. I’d agree. Anyways, what he did WAS illeagal so him getting time shouldn’t be surprising.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
PALakerFan says:
Poor OJ.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Heckler says:
golden boys getting shit they dont deserve.
grant hill (golden boy at the time) got a rookie of the year trophy (shared honors) that he aint deserve. we all know jason kidd had a bigger impact on dallas than grant hill had in detroit. but since he was supposed to be the next king of the nba, conspiracy theorist in the voters split the award. grant aint deserve none of it.
and speaking of voters, are there any persons in sports who are more biased and operate under more conspiracy theories than voters?
the public press (sports writers, columnists, analysts, tv hosts, radio hosts etc..) should no longer having voting priviledges in any of the major sports
December 18th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
dukesman2000 says:
@ Austin, clearly a “witch hunt.” Paybacks a bitch, I got jury duty coming up. Which ever case I get put on, if its a brother, “Not Guilty” right off the bat…haha..
See how they’ll love that.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Heckler says:
i have NO sympathy for OJ. but we all know he just got a raw deal. 33 year?!!?
the other dudes with him…not any of them received any jail time.
this was (white)america trying to make up for some ’sins of the past’.
again….i got NO sympathy for oj….but right is right and wrong is wrong.
what just happened to him was wrong. he was not on trail for the murder of nicole brown…but yet, this verdict had EVERYTHING to do with that. sheeeeit….15yrs ago was a long time.
F that in california. go find tupacs murderer. or biggie’s murderer. this aint a better world cause oj is behind bars getting butt molested.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Austin Burton says:
@DJ Go Go Gomez — Law enforcement nationwide gets each other’s back. They don’t operate in respective vacuums. Vegas made up for LA’s mistakes.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
GEE...The Grinch and Scrooge are two of my homies. says:
Not to say true or untrue but still
I used to think the NBA sent who they wanted to the finals just to get viewers.
Then some time way back the Jazz made it to the finals instead of Seattle I think it was, who had an awesome team just to watch play. Then of course in recent years the Spurs so that was a failed conspiracy thought.
I still think something is going on with different refs in every sport.
I got theories about black coaches not being hired, and why some teams get black qb’s.
I got a theory on why Richard Wellner smells funny.
I got theories on the BCS.
Theories on fast food.
I could go on.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Kobeef says:
Kwame is MJ’s son!
http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/kwame_brown-arton20888-240×240.jpg
December 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
PALakerFan says:
Here’s the difference. OJ killed 2 white people and is black. Biggie and Tupac were black rappers killed by other black guys – presumably. If OJ would’ve killed his black wife, no one would’ve paid any attention. I’m only half kidding about this too. Our society is fucked up.
Notice we say see any missing black girls on the news. If a white girl goes missing Fox news has a boner for 2 months about it. No Shaniqua’s ever make Fox news.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Heckler says:
very little conspiracies take place on the court. with the exception of maybe gambling and refs, nothing much of anything takes place on the court(s).
but behind the scenes there seems to be too many coincidences. i NEVER believed the nba made certain teams make the finals. that shit makes no sense. i dunno why anyone would believe that.
there are only about 5 major markets….everything else is a small market. to have that fantasay matchup, you’d have the same 5-6 teams in the finals ever year.
not the seattles, utahs, san ans, indianas, clevelands, nj’s, houstons, orlandos, dallas’ or whatever else
December 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Mister Sun says:
isiah on the dream team instead of stockton? you mean the league leader in assists?
more isiah for chris mullin or laettner.
but the conspiracy here is about shaq. they took laettner because they needed one more white player and didn’t want too much blacks in there…
December 18th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Vinny says:
Yo Gee- you’ve met Dick(wellner) in person? did he have a white hood on,lol!
anytime the lakers or celtics get a call(from 1980 to 2008) that helps them get to the finals to play each other(ratings baby) especially in the 80″s.
2000 game 7 when the lakers beat the blazers-damm the calls in the 4th quarter.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
JT$ says:
Jordan retired because Jerry Krause refused to bring back Phil Jackson. FACT
OJ deserved the sentence he got. FACT
OBAMA is the truth. FACT
Grant Hill sucks. FACT
PALakerFan calling LeBron a homo is to coverup his own gayness. FACT
Isiah didnt make the Dream Team cuz Jordan and everyone else thinks he’s a douche bag. FACT
Rajon Rondo was born on the planet Sugwenital. FACT
The Bulls should have traded Kirk Hinrich in 1987. FACT
I did your mom. FACT
This post dominates everyone elses. FACT
You could beat me one-on-one. MYTH
December 18th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Notorious says:
Nobody bringing up the Bill Simmons conspiracy..? That Michael Jordan was suspended by the NBA and Stern for gambling, so he “retired” and played baseball for 1-1/2 years until suspension was over?
The Knicks and the frozen envelope on draft lottery night, allowing them to get Patrick Ewing.
The NBA is full of them.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Heckler says:
jt$ is a prick. FAST FACT
December 18th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Vinny says:
Have to agree with you heckler!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
control says:
Pau Gasol trade to LA could be considered a conspiracy…notice I leave out the “theory” part of it.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Mister Sun says:
and about the refs:
just look at the 07 playoffs: suns at spurs, game 3
02 playoffs: kings at lakers game 6
December 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Heckler says:
i dont buy that 85 knicks lottery shit as a conspiracy. why?..because it was the first lottery?
how come the knicks aint win the lottery since? sheeeeit. they been in it enough times since then.
even chicago and orlando have had the number 1 pick multiple times since then
December 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Vinny says:
Hey jtno$- check out post 81 in swagger jacker!
December 18th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Steve A says:
Anyone who can possibly defend OJ is very troubling to me. He committed armed robbery and kidnapping people!!!!!Hello? MAJOR CRIMES. Anyone with a BRAIN knows you call the authorities if someone ripped you off, and they can get it back for you, this isn’t the Old West!!! OJ Simpson committed double murder and got off for a number of once in a million reasons, and it was a matter of time before he SCREWED HIMSELF AGAIN. BIG DUH!!!!!
December 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Skeez says:
Post 27 is the str8 up truth
December 18th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Dragonyeuw says:
Around 92, Stockton was the best point in the League.Magic had retired but he was there as an honorary member(if he was still in the NBA,he’d have made it anyway). Mullin was the best shooter in the league,putting up 25 a game on a very good Golden State team with Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond (Run TMC).
If anyone didn’t deserve to be on it,it was Laetnner.He was high profile, and played for the champion Duke,but if any college player needed to go,it should have been Shaq.Hell,Mourning could have gone over Laettner too..
December 18th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Steve A says:
Austin Burton,
I must say, I thoroughly enjoy DIME and have been loyal to your site for many years. I find myself agreeing with your opinions 99% of the time. But believing OJ is sitting in jail because of a vendetta, not because of the reasons in my previous post, is very hard to fathom. Defending OJ has about as much weight as saying the sky is green. You are entitled to your opinion as I am to mine, just OJ strikes a cord with me and many others….
Regardless, I enjoy the BBall stuff!
December 18th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Heckler says:
austin–
btw…your initial thoery makes no sense. lebron never showed signs of being injured prior to the 06-07 season other than a sprained ankle for a few games.
and even if it did injure himself, there was no guarantee greg oden was even coming out of ohio state.
there are too many holes in your misbelief for it to even come close to qualifying as a conspiracy theory.
too many odd things had to take place for you to convince yourself:
lebron hurt out for season; cavs in the lottery; greg oden declaring for draft; cavs winning the lottery; cavs taking greg oden (over durant) etc….
December 18th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
PALakerFan says:
No way. Laettner was a shitty pro, no doubt. But he was the best college player of the 90’s. The problem was picking a college player in the first place. Gimmicky.
I stand corrected on the Stockton-Isiah thing. Stockton average over 13 APG for 5 years before Dream Team. Incredible.
New stance: Take Isiah, drop Laettner.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
DJ Go Go Gomez says:
AB
First off, if he was “reclaiming his property” why didn’t he go to through legal channels first? I can understand O.J. Not trusting police but he could’ve hired a Private Investigator, get solid evidence first, and then have a lawyer approch the police.
Second, yes, police do cooperate state to state but do you really believe LVPD called LAPD and said “O.J.’s here. Do you want us to arrest him and convict him on some false robbery and kidnapping charges??”
Come on. Really??
December 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
dapro says:
OK the OJ situation will mos def turn into a black/white issue.
OJ is an idiot, that’s not debatable
OJ is 99.9% guilty of killing Ron and Nicole
OJ is sitting in jail because of the previous statement not because of his latest act
Austin said it earlier but he didn’t have a gun his partners did
He was caught on tape talking tough but again he was weaponless with the exception of his enormously large head
It was get back, you don’t kill one person let alone two and think you’re getting off…..
It’s sad but true what PALaker fan said in post #27
December 18th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
PALakerFan says:
And JT$…I like me the ladies, which is more than I can say for Lebron. That’s right – You just bought you some homo sneaks.
Seriously though, Top 10 player who is gay??? Any ideas besides the obvious one – Lebron? No straight guy hangs out with his mom that much.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Austin Burton says:
Re: LeBron/Oden
Everyone knew Oden was leaving. If he could have gone pro after high school, he would have. David Robinson didn’t really have an injury history that I can remember, nor did Michael Jordan before he broke his foot and missed most of his 2nd year. Rigging the Lottery would be the easiest part of the whole thing.
Re: OJ
I don’t feel sorry for OJ. Honestly, I believe if he didn’t commit the Brown/Goldman murders himself, he was there when they were killed and he knows/hired whoever did it. And I don’t like how he’d shunned the Black community pre-trial, but as soon as he was in trouble, wanted acceptance back in. That said, I don’t think anyone else in this world would get the extent of the sentence he got for what he was convicted of. What other case would EVERY OTHER co-defendant except maybe one be offered a deal to testify against the ringleader of a one-time non-major crime? And if you don’t think cops in other states pay attention and stick up for other cops, you’re simply naive.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Sho-Nuff says:
MJ flat out said behind closed doors if he plays I don’t.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
M dizzle says:
First conspiracy theory – The rapper “tha Game” has fake facial/body tatoos. This is evidenced by the fact that he plays the forward position for the atlanta hawks under his unassuming alter ego “Josh Smith”.
Theory Two – There are more refs on the take, the NBA knows enough about it to realize they havent got it entirely figured out yet. So in the interest of protecting their brand/sport they have shut the whole debate down in the popular media and behind the scenes they are monitoring and investigating in order to safely and discretely purge dirty refs. This is evidenced by their inaction on the repeated phone calls fellow referees paid to and from Donaghy around the time of his illegal activities – especially calls in proximity to game times.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
M dizzle says:
Theory three – Jay Z and Lebron have been involved i discussions behind the scenes about his pending free agency/move to the nets in 09. As a smoke screen they are laying low in press on the issue while promoting their stadium agenda. Meanwhile Knicks ownership and every other team with a pipe dream is happy to express their desires to get ‘Bron in the media, further allowing the Nets to “sit back in the shadows”. Also ‘Bron wont be winning a title in Cleveland – agreed upon by all parties involved as a part of these dicussions with Hov’ because …
1. that would effectivley make him the ‘teamwrecker’ of a potential dynasty should he decide to get out of town anyway when 09 arrives
2. Cleveland limits his “jordan/tiget woods – like” iconic business and legacy potential as a market and venue to the world both in terms of athletics and as a brand. Cleveland knows this, Bron knows this, Jay Z damn well knows this. Only the Knicks have a remote chance other than the Nets and thats because they are also situated in NY and are willing to grossly outbid even themselves for free agents (plus they play in storied MSG which is icing on the “legacy” cake).
December 18th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
dapro says:
@M Dizzle
I can’t understand how Lebron can’t be marketed in Cleveland???
If he goes to NYC I understand how he’ll be received if he rebuilds a dying franchise but from an endorsement standpoint-
What more can he gain? He’s globally recognized as it is!
December 18th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Yao Fan says:
Austin Burton, you must be a retard.
OJ went into a hotel with a couple of his boys with guns and thats “due to a law enforcement vendetta that dates back to the 1990s and not for whatever kidnapping/robbery supposedly happened in Vegas last year.”
you are a retard.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Austin Burton says:
You are naive. If you can’t see what happened there, I can’t help you.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
dapro says:
Cats got the flava flav syndrome when it comes to OJ
“Ya blind baby, ya blind to the fact”
December 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Curtis G says:
@ Steve A,
Let me say this first off: I think OJ did it! And if he didn’t kill them, he sure as hell paid someone to do it! That said, what just went down with OJ is typical bullshit that happens everyday in or fucked up judicial system. Look, I don’t give two frog nuts right now, one way or the other, if he did kill Nicole and her friend. What I do know is that he received his due process and a jury cleared him of all charges. That means, whether he actually did it or not, he was found not guilty and CAN’T be tried for that shit again. In any case, I am sure as hell that he isn’t the first cat to get away with something because a jury was too scared, too dumb, or too uninformed to make the right decision. But hey, this is America, the law is the fucking law. But when people do the type of stuff that just happened in Las Vegas 9getting payback for a 15 year old crime), then the system that is supposed to work gets undermined. Look, I am not saying that the system is perfect (because it ain’t) but I do admit that a lot of the mistakes that do happen do tend to be accidental… despite following judicial procedure. That type of “accidental” acquittal of a murderer, while unfortunate, was arrived at fairly according to the law. That travesty that just went down with OJ makes me afraid to ever be accused of anything in this country because it makes me think that I still don’t have a fair chance even with a jury. How the hell does he get that type of sentence for that type of crime? I know cats that have killed (and tried to kill) people that have served significantly less time. I know a few people that got probation for manslaughter, but OJ gets 30 years? Regardless of what you believe, having the justice system get payback on people creeps me the fuck out and makes me even more untrustworthy of the people in the country who are supposed to be in charge of not only carrying out justice, but playing by the rules; their deception undermines our way of life. I mean, let’s face it… if the people charged with keeping the law ain’t going to follow the laws, then why the fuck should any of us?!
December 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
mwm says:
Still love jordan retired(read: suspended) to get his gambling problem in check. That guy will bet on anything and the NBA couldn’t have its #1 going Pete Rose. I believe this one because I look for any reason to hate Jordan. I will admit he is likely GOAT but as a Jazz man I can’t stand him.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
DJ Go Go Gomez says:
AB
I said in my previous post that yes, I know police cooperate with and stick up for each each other. But you have to have someone going against you to need to be stuck up for. What police were under attack? The LAPD? LVPD? By whom? O.J.?
Bottom line is this:
O.J. Put himself in a position to be a arrested, charged with crimes, and tried and convicted on those charges.
I don’t doubt there’s some get back here. But O.J. Handed them the case.
As far as his sentence, its a MAXIMUM of 33 years. And I believe a minimum of 7. Rarely does anyone other than serious or repeat offenders do their maximum sentence.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Austin Burton says:
@Gomez — OJ embarrassed the LAPD, and law enforcement in general, when you consider that the case seemed like a slam-dunk and they lost. That’s the reason for the payback.
And I hate to bring a fictional show like “Law & Order” into this, but since it’s probably the one example almost all of us have seen, you’ve seen the cops/DA’s on there take on a “We’re not letting this guy get away again” mentality. That show is fake, but that mentality is real.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
control says:
AB
If we are going to use TV Shows, I’d prefer OJ had received The Shield’s Vic Mackey style in the beginning. There ain’t no way Vic Mackey would have let OJ slide for killing a few people.
Sticking up for OJ just because he’s black is racist in itself. I’m not saying that race don’t come into other people’s trail and play a part or nothing, but that guy is a living piece of shit. Even his own kids can’t even stick up for him.
The legal system in this country is fucked, don’t matter which colour you are.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Vinny says:
I dont give a fuck if OJ did it or not, but he got off becasue he had money-like most people who have money do-i agree with control about the legal system being fucked(for most poor people) and OJ didnt give a fuck about the black community until he needed them-if anything he looked down on the black community.
December 18th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
KCL says:
OJ deserves whatever (and is) happening to him, yes he probably got fucked on the whole vegas thing, but he deserved it none the less. definetly think most drafts are rigged, ewing in 85′, maybe Brand in 2000, Rose this year and definetly Lebron in 03′. I wont believe its not untill they show us the lottery as its happening, not in some backroom with a bunch of executives selling the pick to the highest bidder and tell us the public 45 min later. also think Jordan was totally shady, the retirement thing, the calls he got, and his dad being murdered. and of course the refs are crooked as fucked, while I am a hard core laker fan, I can see that the NBA fucked over the blazers and the kings during the western conference finals both those years. seriously who would want to watch the Blazers vs. the Pacers or the kings vs. the nets in the finals? everyone wanted to see the laker dynasty win. also think national televised games are always fixed, have to make it more exciting for the country right? no matter how bad the calls are. think Im a conspiracy theorist yet? haha
December 18th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
T says:
Yao Fan is a fool,AB and PALakerFan definately knows the deal about how the system works. I see mad people saying he killed Nicole and everyone knows it. Let’s say he did, but he got off and that’s it. What about that famous actor that without a doubt killed his wife with his one of a kind gun but still got off? Once the case was over that was it, he living his life and nobody gives a damn. But here comes a black guy and it’s different. “He robbed somebody with guns!!!” he was not alone and his homeboys got no time and they set him up. But anyways most of ya are fools anyways and are blind to racist white america, but next time Paris Hilton gets caught with coke watch nothing happen(same thing with Amy Winehouse,but let a black rapper get caught with weed and watch the media go to work. PALakerFan-what you said about black girls on the news is as far as you need to go to see just what the system is really like,never ever will you see a black girl lost(I guess black kids never get kidnapped or anything like that).
December 18th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
junior says:
whats the conspiracy between jordan drafting kwame?
December 18th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
s.bucketz says:
drink apple juice…cuz oj will kill ya
December 18th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Promoman says:
I’ll agree that OJ’s jail sentence has the tinge of fishiness. He might’ve done it this time, but it’s not coincidence that his right to appeal has been blocked, nobody else got a sentence, and that the law & media’s trying to sweep the discrepencies (ignored evidence, non- minority jury, etc.) that’s hiding in plain sight quick as hell. My NBA conspiracies are:
1) Larry Johnson’s shady 4 pt. play
2) Alonzo Mourning’s suspension that he got when the Heat played the Knicks in the 98 Playoffs. Larry Johnson just attacked him and Zo got put out and the Heat lost the series. Had that bullshit not happened, Mourning wouldn’t be a questionable Hall-of Famer, he’d have been a lock, especially if the Heat won the title.
3) MJ’s pushoff on Bryon Russell. MJ himself has been documented as saying that it was a pushoff.
4) NBA referees period.
The truth: Las Vegas & American pro & college sports have been and are in bed with each other.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Austin Burton says:
Not quite a conspiracy, but the NFL (and maybe the NBA) has rules where teams have to report injuries. It is nothing more than a gambling thing.
December 19th, 2008 at 1:22 am
baron von faulk says:
Sam Cassell is an alien
December 19th, 2008 at 2:00 am
JT$ says:
Of course Jordan pushed off. Just like he did 234896 other times in his career, just like everyone else does. Does anyone remember Reggie Miller shoving Jordan when he was on his way around the pick on an indounds play in game 6 of the ‘98 ECF’s, in which he hit the game winning three? If anyone has ever played basketball passed 5th grade they would know it’s a contact sport. You cant call every little hook and pushoff, especially in the closing seconds of the game.
December 19th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Richard Wellner says:
You fucking monkeys, stop complaining. Go back to Africa and see how it is over there. You should be grateful you got so much from white people, you fucking ungrateful apes. Fucking animals.
December 19th, 2008 at 7:39 am
T says:
Richard Wellner,Africa is the way it is because of your people being a parasite to the planet. Blacks built this country,but if we are to go back to Africa than make sure you take your punk ass back to Europe cause ya stole this land just like you do everything else.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Richard Wellner says:
Blacks built this country? How the hell do you figure that? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Africa is the way it is because monkeys are too stupid to run their own countries successfully. 600 BILLION DOLLARS in aid since WW2 and look at how it is? That’s the definition of stupid. Give any other race 600 BILLION DOLLARS in free money and watch what happens. Monkeys are monkeys, a drain on society, a drain on the planet. Go back there and carry things on your head.
December 19th, 2008 at 9:33 am
mrcanadian says:
i have a conspiracy that austin is single handily trying to bring the dimemag.com empire down. he writes the worst articles over and over again. he needs to be sent to the minor leagues, or slam.
thanks for your comments on OJ, you really cracked that case.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am
PALakerFan says:
This horse is dead fellas.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Iceman says:
JT Post 69 says it best.
As long as calls go against ya team its a conspiracy. When its the other team its kool. My team got beat by a bad call, but they missed 5 million free throws, get outrebounded a million to 1, got a miilion turnovers and get beat by 1, and the referres screwed you over. Poor and inconsistent referees hell yeah. Do I think Celtics/Lakers/all superstars get favourable calls hell yeah.
As long as balls don’t bounce ya way its a conspiracy. Although when there is no transparency you give rise to this. So hell yeah.
Teams tanking to get #1 draft picks. Uhhmm hell yeah.
MJ going to baseball is fishy.
NBA making sure certain teams get to the finals is fishy
I am not one to talk black/white but the OJ case is fishy
To Richard Wellner: back in the day they sent their prisoners/rapists/theives scum of the earth etc to the outposts. So if you were to go back to Europe guess where you will be going? Back to prison – truth.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Leech says:
Regarding OJ, I understand that it seems very suspicious that he is found not guilty of a murder most of this country who followed the trial thought he was guilty of, while getting a very steep sentence for a much lesser crime 14 years later.
But two points. First, it’s clear that OJ committed a crime in Nevada. He was an idiot for doing anything remotely close to being a crime.
Second, while the sentence was surprisingly long, I don’t think the LVPD or any other law enforcement agency determines the guilt of the accused or sets the sentence. It’s the police department’s job to make the arrest and obtain the evidence, the district attorney’s job to decide whether to pursue the case, the jury’s job to determine the guilt, and the judge’s job to recommend the appropriate sentence.
So it’s not just a matter of the LVPD getting the LAPD’s back. (Of course, it might be the matter of society not so subtly giving OJ an FU, but that goes beyond the law enforcement fraternity).
December 19th, 2008 at 10:56 am
JoeCozi says:
Come on now, I mean I’m a conspicary theory believer too but come on now!!…you gotta remember he did this in NEVADA!!..gotta know and be aware of where you’re doing things…out here in CALI cops will let us get away with having weed on us…but I won’t even take trees out of my room when in Reno and Tahoe just cause I know the cops don’t play out there get hella jail time just for having a blunt of some tree….gotta be smart when you’re doing your dirt…
December 19th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
KanDman says:
The NBA is a Fortune 500 company. The bottom line is making a profit. All theories that certain games are fixed to obtain certain playoff and championship matchups, yes anything is possible. At the end of the day they are a major worldwide corporation.
December 19th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Saul says:
Leetch its the fact that all his co-d’s were taping the whole thing, then they roll over on OJ and get probation while he gets 33 years. If that aint fishy to you than u are pretty fucking naive.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:27 am
abpin says:
sam cassell is an alien is fact. so is nick van exel.
derek fisher’s “buzzer beater” against the spurs. & then running out of the building so they can’t continue the game. that was terrible.
January 13th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
ricky bucketz says:
stu jackson killing the grizzlies in vancouver