#david stern

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Remember my badass friend named David Stern, who was shot in the head by a terrorist last year and survived? 

Well he his back training IDF soldiers again and was also in Gaza.

Kol HaKavod to him!!

I posted about him here: Link

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David Stern, National Geographic

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David Stern has been missing since November 27th, 2018. The then-29-year-old was last seen in Washington, DC. At the time of his disappearance, David worked as an accountant with Center City Public Charter Schools. He had also recently gotten engaged to his live-in girlfriend.

David's fiancé last heard from him shortly before 4:30 PM on the day he vanished. He sent her a text message saying he was leaving work early to go to a doctor's appointment and would be home later. However, David never returned home, and his loved ones have never seen or heard from him again.

The last known sighting of David occurred at a liquor store in the 3400 block of M Street. Surveillance cameras captured him buying a pint of Crown Royal shortly after 6:00 PM on the day of his disappearance. Later that evening, around 9:00 PM, David's cell phone pinged off of a tower in the Georgetown area. 

According to reports, David did not have any known connections to that area and did not go there often. It's unknown why his phone would have pinged off of a tower in that location. This appears to be the last known sign of David; his cell phone, credit cards, and bank accounts have not been used since that evening.

David's disappearance came as a shock to his family and friends. Those closest to him do not believe he was depressed or struggling with anything serious prior to vanishing. There has been very little media coverage on David's disappearance, and years have passed without any updates in his case. 

The Metropolitan Police are in charge of investigating David's disappearance. If you have any information that could lead to his whereabouts, please submit a tip by calling 202-727-9099 or texting 50411.

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In 1999, anachronistic things were found at some ruins in France, including a lense from a pair of modern glasses and a note written in modern English claiming to be from Professor Edward Johnston. It was learned that a company called ITC used technology to send Professor Johnston back to France to the year 1357. A team of researchers went back in time to look for him. (Timeline, Bk)

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The Worst All-Star Weekend in NBA History

The Slam Dunk contest failed to make headlines this year. A first!

Other activities hardly raise an eyebrow. The stupid format where we have team captains select their teammates instead of simple straight forward East vs West, not to mention seeing hardly any competition between two teams. But the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back was honoring NBA 75th Anniversary team members during the weekend 

Wasn’t it important for Commissioner Adam Silver that NBA’s 75th Anniversary would be celebrated during All-Star weekend in the same city that hosted the league’s 50 Greatest Players of all time back in 1997? Shouldn’t he have ensured that this year would be remembered for years to come much like the 1997 All-Star weekend? 

For me, there’s a list of complaints I have against the current commissioner but today, I’ll just talk about the ceremony starting with:  

MCs

A ceremony such as this one requires grandeur at every level. Having comedians introducing NBA Legends was not good in any way

Wouldn’t Denzel Washington be the ideal candidate instead of JB Smoove and Tiffany Haddish? 

Blank Legends

Secondly, having some legends waving with a blank look towards the camera was a pathetic display. I was glad Scottie Pippen was not in Cleveland but others should have been flown to the city so that we could see the maximum number of legends standing at the podium. I do realize that things are difficult because of Covid but even then it wasn’t impossible to do so 

Those Jackets

In 1997, we saw each legend wearing customized leather jacket branded with his team color and jersey number along with NBA 50 logo. However, this year, they resorted to these blue, formal, corporate blazers/jackets with NBA 75 patch to make it special. What’s the difference between these and Country Club jackets? Isn’t basketball an urban game? How is Michael Jordan’s jacket different from Lebron’s? 

Why NBA at 50 remains special for me

Looking back, the 1996-97 season was special in every way. Every uniform branded with NBA’s golden logo, activities organized to celebrate league’s oldest surviving franchises, 47 out of 50 legends present at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Glen Rice breaking Hal Greer and Wilt Chamberlain’s records in ASG, Michael Jordan recording first triple double in All-Star game’s history and leading the East to victory over the West which was leading for first two quarters and the defending champions Chicago Bulls recording 69-13 season (tying 1971-72 Lakers’ record) and winning the championship (unlike this season’s Lakers led by Lebron)

That All-Star weekend also saw two rookies establishing their credentials as future Hall of Famers and members of NBA 75th Anniversary team. Here I’m talking about Kobe Bryant, who scored 31 points in Rookie All-Star game, and Allen Iverson, who was named Rookie ASG MVP. It doesn’t end there, Kobe also was the winner of Slam Dunk contest 

Most of retired legends won’t be there when NBA celebrates its 100th anniversary. Adam Silver blew the chance of making the most out of this one

It’s bad enough that he’s making NBA brand relevant for irrelevant audiences, it’s even worse that he’s in denial about it. Here’s a screenshot of my chat with him on Facebook Messenger back in 2016

Sadly, things have become worse since

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