NBA still smiling about Edwards run.

[citizen snips]

There's something about Sen. John Edwards and basketball. Edwards' presidential campaign has received several contributions from NBA coaches, executives and players. The latest to join the fold are two players for the Toronto Raptors: Jalen Rose, a former Michigan Wolverine, and Eric Montross, a former UNC star. The two players, whose teams squared off for the NCAA title in 1993, each contributed $2,000 in January, campaign finance reports filed late Friday show.

Edwards also received a $2,000 contribution from James Irsay, owner of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.





http://www.newsobserver.com/edwards/coverage/story/3362920p-2993892c.html

[Jack_Dawson]

1. Basketball is HUGE in the Carolinas

so it doesn't surprise me. Plus I hear JE has a nasty crossover.

[citizen snips]

3. ACC basketball is huge in the Carolinas.

But NBA basketball is not huge here.

[King of New Orleans]

2. What's the connection?

Just curious.

[citizen snips]

4. I posted the link.

n/t

[mouse7]

5. Edwards is a huge Tarheels fan

He goes to as many of the games as he can. When you're a Sen., You meet a lot of athletes that way.

[salin]

6. I believe... all three

have an Indiana connection...

Irsay - well - he owns the colts
Rose - played a number of years for the Pacers
Montrose... I believe... played high school basketball in Indiana.

So why having hoosier connections would have anything to do with anything is beyond me... but my trivial minded self - had to share that I believe there is, indeed, a connection.

[citizen snips]

8. But Montrose played for UNC.

n/t

[salin]

9. but where did he play before UNC

high school basketball... I believe in Indianapolis.

Edit - added... : I don't think the Indiana connection has anything to do with this... but the question (eg what do the three have in common/connection) was asked... and my trivia brained self (and hoosier basketball reared) - had to point out this hoosier connection :D

[salin]

11. because I can't help myself

and that urge to go find if I was correct...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketba/2002-05-08-where-are-they.htm


Eric Montross Lawrence, Indianapolis (high school)
North Carolina (college)
Plays for Toronto in NBA (current)

[citizen snips]

13. ok I agree with you.

n/t

[disenfranchised]

7. It's special interest money.

The NBA has Edwards in their pocket.

[Bombtrack]

10. Not to mention Charles Barkely. He is an Edwards supporter

and no, he was never a republican. He's an independant

[salin]

12. darn it all

that blows my Indiana connection thing... don't know of any Barkley connection to Indiana... ;-)

[Doctor_J]

15. Well, he talked of running for

Governor of AB as a Repug. And he was on the cover of SI once with a headline that called him a Black Republican. Why would you say he was never a Republican??

[Bombtrack]

21. Because he has repeatedly said he's never been a republican

and that the belief about him being a republican stemmed from a story in which he recounted about him asking his grandmother why they all voted democratic, she said republicans are for rich people, and he said "I'm rich"

[Mattforclark]

14. They are buying off Edwards!!!

You know why?

Because they know that Edwards won't go after the steroids mongols!!!

:thumbsdown:

Edwards is clearly a tool of the special interests!

Bush/Cheney '04 - Working to eradicate the greatest single threat to western civilization - STEROID USE AMONG PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.

[Doctor_J]

16. A few NBA'ers are Dems

Steve Nash, Kevin Johnson, Bill Walton, Phil Jackson.

I am surprised about Irsay - he looks & quacks like a repug.

[tameszu]

20. Yay for Canadian libruls!

Good to hear that Nash supports Dems...probably growing up with all of the socialized medicine and BC weed around him did his ethos som good.

=)

[democratreformed]

17. Oooh, love that picture in the bottom middle!! n/t

[citizen snips]

22. He is stuck in the middle of things.

n/t

[spooky3]

18. That's really interesting! JRE will need some 3 pointers

on Super Tuesday. This support will help. Thanks, NBA guys!

[Doctor_J]

19. The Dean Of Chapel Hill

is an outspoken liberal Dem. Maybe he can bring some of his alums on board.

[SangamonTaylor]

23. Michael Jordan for VP!!!!!!

Stack the whitehouse with tarheals

[citizen snips]

24. Dean Smith would make a good VP!!

n/t