nba.fanhouse.com - 8/14/2008
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Jose Calderon tried to explain Team Spain's controversial slant-eyed pose as a "somewhat loving" gesture of respect . It's a laughably weak explanation, but so far, it's worked ... at least when you consider that the NBA has yet to issue any kind of reprimand or suggestion of possible future punishment. Can you imagine David Stern quietly accepting that lame excuse had Carmelo Anthony or ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Jason Kidd feels the Spanish team is getting off easy after their tasteless mockery of Chinese people. My response would be: in America, we have a long and violent history of bitter race relations that starts with slavery, stolen land and such. It's a nasty, profound, long-term topic for us, the center of national soul searching for a half-century. Be glad that you're in a time and place where more people are expected to know better. ...
Like Basketball Players, Spanish Tennis Team Took Slant-Eyed Photos, Too
FanHouse —
... China." The most stunning thing about this photo controversy, at least from my own American perspective, is that the reaction in Spain has been almost universally, "How dare you suggest we're doing anything wrong here?" But if Spain is going to have any chance of succeeding in its attempts to get the 2016 Olympics for Madrid, they're going to have to come up with a better response than that. More at the Telegraph. Previously on FanHouse: Jason Kidd Calls Out NBA's 'Double Standard' for Ignoring Spain's Photo ...
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Spain downs Germany behind Gasol —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 8/14/2008
Pau Gasol scored 13 points to help lead world champions Spain to a 72-59 victory over Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in Olympic basketball men's Group B play.
Gasol, of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, scored 13 points Thursday, while the Toronto Raptors' ...
Spain downplays photo, defeats Germany (AP) —
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Spain and Pau Gasol had said too much was being made about a controversial photo the team did for an ad campaign and Thursday they played like it in a convincing 72-59 victory against Germany. Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers center, scored 13 points for ...
