Man, Im on a roll here. Due to great feedback [from who?] and high 
audience demand [not really], I decided to pursue my desire for truth 
and logic by handing out my second "Stick to freakin' Basketball Award"
...in a two day period. 

So the second installment of the "Stick to Freakin' Basketball Award" 
goes to the greatest himself, yes my friends, it goes to Michael Jordan, 
for the following statement: 

When asked why he did not publicly support an African-American 
candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by North Carolina's favorite 
bigot, Jesse Helms, he smiled and said, "Republicans buy sneakers, too."

So, I had heard this statement before...and ever since creating this award, 
I feel it my duty to bring this stupidity to light. Michael Jordan has fallen 
down ten notches of respect within the 
past year or two, for a variety of 
reasons... but this statement alone 
accounts for five of those notches. 

This really flies in the face of his 
endorsement for Bill Bradley in early 
2000 as a presidential candidate. How 
can he support a man for president if 
what matters most to him is that people 
buy his shoes. Really, that makes him 
suspect...one can only speculate on 
                                                     how he decides to support one man 
                                                     and not another. 

The reality is Bill Bradley is a good ole' boy in the basketball schoolhouse 
club, so it only makes sense that Michael Jordan help support a club 
member, I guess...which brings us to the conclusion that he should 
"Stick to freakin' Basketball!". After this one...Im not sure if he can really 
be called the greatest. 

Really, Muhammad Ali is the greatest and should have won SportCentury 
Athlete of the Century. That's an athlete with true social concern. 

      
- Thursday, January 9, 2003
      

      

Stick to Freakin' Basketball, no.2
By Rafael Alvarado
Nicademiks Columnist

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