<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller said Tuesday he doesn't understand why Stephen Jackson's teammates are standing by him following a violent incident outside an Indianapolis strip club. Police said Jackson fired a gun in the air in apparent self-defense early Friday after he was slugged in the mouth and struck by a car that sent him tumbling onto the hood. Miller, who played 18 years for the Pacers and is the NBA's career leader in 3-pointers, spoke out about the incident Tuesday on Dan Patrick's ESPN Radio show. "That's ridiculous," Miller said. "That is a black cloud. That is a punch in the gut for (team CEO) Donnie Walsh and (team president) Larry Bird." The Pacers have an aggressive preseason publicity campaign, with television ads and billboards featuring players and the "It's up to us" slogan. </div> http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AlWN...ov=ap&type=lgns
I don't have a problem with Jackson defending himself (not knowing any details). If he had a licensed firearm and he was attacked, he probably should let the guy know he's armed. But firing "warning shots" in the air like that is pretty stupid. Not only is it extremely dangerous, but he has to know how the media would react to it given his reputation.
I defended Jackson in the brawl. But this guy just doesn't get it. YOUR A MILLIONAIRE DUDE. The dayz of bein a thug are over. I hate to call him a thug, but he seems to like that stereotype. Ur in GREAT position to uplift, but you still choose to be in a negative environment with negative ppl around you Stupid..Stupid..Stupid
<div class="quote_poster">Rock4life Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I defended Jackson in the brawl. But this guy just doesn't get it. YOUR A MILLIONAIRE DUDE. The dayz of bein a thug are over. I hate to call him a thug, but he seems to like that stereotype. Ur in GREAT position to uplift, but you still choose to be in a negative environment with negative ppl around you Stupid..Stupid..Stupid</div> u aren't familiar with hip hop aphorisms are u? "u can take the boy out of the hood, but u can't take the hood out of the man" or something like that
