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NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Jordan has been fined by the NBA for making comments about the league’s ongoing collective bargaining process.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed the penalty for the Charlotte Bobcats owner on Monday, but said the league doesn’t comment on the total. ESPN.com reported the fine was $100,000.
In an interview last month with Australia’s Herald Sun, Jordan said the NBA’s current model was “broken” and called for revenue sharing for small market teams such as his Bobcats and the Milwaukee Bucks, whom Australian Andrew Bogut plays for. The Hall of Famer added that he knows “owners are not going to move off what we feel is very necessary for us to get a deal in place where we can coexist as partners.”
The NBA prohibits owners from speaking publicly about the labor situation.
Former U of M basketball star and Flint,MI native Glen Rice recently in the news for having a one night stand with former vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor; Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin’s new book, “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin” gives details of the event from back in ’87.
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Palin, according to the book, had a fling thing with Rice in 1987, while he was in college and she was a sports reporter fresh out of college and working at KTUU in Alaska. Rice was a junior at the University of Michigan at the time and their one-night stand occurred while he and the Wolverines were playing in the Great Alaska Shootout. Less than a year afterward, Palin, hockey mom and former basketball player, married her husband Todd.
S/O out 2 Glen Rice and FREE Rumeal Robinson
As we mentioned a couple weeks ago, T.I. recently linked up with publishers Harper Collins for a new book titled Power & Beauty. Above is the cover to the fictional story about two friends who grew up on the dangerous streets of Atlanta. The novel was written by T.I. along with David Ritz and will hit stores in October. Check out the various pre-order options below! Read More
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV has hit the platinum mark. After two weeks, the album has sold a total of 1,184,103 copies.Congrats!
Independent Detroit rap artist CHIP$ drops new his new Mixtape #Couch Potato with features from Danny Brown, Dusty McFly and more… Free Download after the jump.
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(June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996)
On September 13, 1996 Tupac Shakur died from injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, NV.
To date there have been 14 official 2Pac albums — 8 of those were released posthumously. All but 1 has gone gold. 10 of the discs have been certified platinum, and his ‘Greatest Hits‘ album is certified diamond.
Shakur was also an accomplished actor. He had 6 Hollywood films under his belt at the time of his death. He’s best remembered for his 1st role as Bishop in the movie ‘Juice.
Afeni Shakur has helped to keep her son’s name alive by opening the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation in Atlanta, GA. Established in 1997, the foundation provides art programs for young people.
R.I.P. Tupac Shakur
Hip Hop Classic LP, Ready to Die was the debut album of The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Sean “Puffy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records. It served as the first release on the record label. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of The Notorious B.I.G.’s experiences as a young criminal, referring to himself as “the black Frank White”. Ready to Die is his only studio album released during his lifetime; B.I.G. was murdered days prior to the release of his second album Life After Death (1997)
Ready to Die gained strong reviews on release and became a commercial success, reaching quadruple platinum sales. A Super Hip Hop Classic.
R.I.P. Christopher Wallace (1972-1997)
September 11, 2001 marks one of the saddest days in US History. A series of four terrorists attacks were plotted on the nation, over 3,000 innocent lives were lost. This tragic event changed our world in various ways. Checkout the images below of this tragic event.
How has 9/11 changed your life?
R.I.P. To all the families who lost someone during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. #GWOP Magazine staff takes a moment of silence.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, State Farm partnered with award-winning director Spike Lee to film a touching tribute to thank the heroes of New York. Nearly 150 school children (ages 8-11) from the New York City area visited four firehouses and thanked the firefighters through song.
Former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs (the modern day Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein) talks bout the new Apple HQ campus proposal, that could be coming soon to Cupertino, CA. Residents aren’t to happy about the spaceship like designed headquarters. Watch video below as Steve Jobs pitches his idea to Cupertino City council.
“It’s built like a spaceship landed” says Jobs.
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