Muhammad Ali died (2 Viewers)

[riverman]

I'm not sure but I'm going on a limb and saying maybe Goran Dragic

 

[riverman]

Byombo might be as well

 

[Natebishop3]

Sharif Abdur Rahim.

He is not active.

You people disgust me.....

You can't spell Shareef Abdur-Rahim? He played for us!

 

[crandc]

http://fusion.net/story/242243/donald-trump-muslim-athletes/
2 seconds on Google.

 

[Natebishop3]

Is he still active?

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/568/nazr-mohammed

 

[Denny Crane]

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/568/nazr-mohammed

5 games. He was done before the Bulls signed him.

 

[Denny Crane]

http://fusion.net/story/242243/donald-trump-muslim-athletes/
2 seconds on Google.

Duh. The idea is to name active Muslim athletes without google.

SMH

 

[Denny Crane]

You people disgust me.....

You can't spell Shareef Abdur-Rahim? He played for us!

I knew his name at least.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Duh. The idea is to name active Muslim athletes without google.

SMH

Lets name the white athletes.

 

[Denny Crane]

Lets name the white athletes.

Go ahead.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Go ahead.

It was a trick question, there are none.

 

[Denny Crane]

It was a trick question, there are none.

If you say so.

I don't pay attention to that sort of thing, except when most of a team is white.

Kirk Hinrich. Doug McDermott. Nikola Mirotic. Mike Dunleavy Jr.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If you say so.

I don't pay attention to that sort of thing, except when most of a team is white.

Kirk Hinrich. Doug McDermott. Nikola Mirotic. Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Get your DNA done, we're all sub saharan african.

:MARIS61:

 

[Boob-No-More]

Duh. The idea is to name active Muslim athletes without google.

SMH

Why do they have to be active? Obama never said ACTIVE athletic heroes, nor did Trump. Many of the most famous, most recognizable athletes in the world are no longer active. Seems like a way to intentionally exclude such greats as Ali, Kareem, Hakeem, etc.

Ok, we can all play this game. Without using google, please name your top 5 active Baptist athletes, your top 5 active Episcopalian athletes, your top 5 active Presbyterian athletes...

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

If you say so.

I don't pay attention to that sort of thing, except when most of a team is white.

Kirk Hinrich. Doug McDermott. Nikola Mirotic. Mike Dunleavy Jr.

And how many of those are "athletic heroes" and what did they do that made them heroic?

BNM

 

[Denny Crane]

Why do they have to be active? Obama never said ACTIVE athletic heroes, nor did Trump. Many of the most famous, most recognizable athletes in the world are no longer active. Seems like a way to intentionally exclude such greats as Ali, Kareem, Hakeem, etc.

Ok, we can all play this game. Without using google, please name your top 5 active Baptist athletes, your top 5 active Episcopalian athletes, your top 5 active Presbyterian athletes...

BNM

Name five heroes then. No cheating.

 

[Denny Crane]

Why do they have to be active? Obama never said ACTIVE athletic heroes, nor did Trump. Many of the most famous, most recognizable athletes in the world are no longer active. Seems like a way to intentionally exclude such greats as Ali, Kareem, Hakeem, etc.

Ok, we can all play this game. Without using google, please name your top 5 active Baptist athletes, your top 5 active Episcopalian athletes, your top 5 active Presbyterian athletes...

BNM

Obama didn't say that Baptist players are our sports heroes, that's why.

 

[Denny Crane]

And how many of those are "athletic heroes" and what did they do that made them heroic?

BNM

They're Chicago Bulls.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Name five heroes then. No cheating.

More specific please.

Just 5 heroes? 5 Muslim heroes? 5 athletic heroes? 5 athletic Muslim heroes?

And, please provide your list, too. You were the one that started this. Time for you to pony up.

BNM

 

[Denny Crane]

More specific please.

Just 5 heroes? 5 Muslim heroes? 5 athletic heroes? 5 athletic Muslim heroes?

And, please provide your list, too. You were the one that started this. Time for you to pony up.

BNM

5 muslim sports heroes. 5 is an arbitrary number, enough to maybe make you have to think about it. You just defined hero as something better than those Bulls players.

Looking forward to see who you name.

The point really is who Obama had in mind.

Kareem, Ali, Hakeem. Name 5 more.

 

[Boob-No-More]

They're Chicago Bulls.

Oh my bad, I thought you wanted white HEROES, not white villains.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

5 muslim sports heroes. 5 is an arbitrary number, enough to maybe make you have to think about it. You just defined hero as something better than those Bulls players.

Looking forward to see who you name.

The point really is who Obama had in mind.

Kareem, Ali, Hakeem. Name 5 more.

You just took my top 3!

BNM

 

[Denny Crane]

Oh my bad, I thought you wanted white HEROES, not white villains.

BNM

I'm ragging on the Bulls for seeking white players whenever possible.

 

[Denny Crane]

You just took my top 3!

BNM

Obama implied Muslims are significant contributors in the sports world.

I have no beef with athletes' religion or muslims or Hispanics or anyone else, but I am curious who he is talking about?

 

[Boob-No-More]

Obama implied Muslims are significant contributors in the sports world.

I have no beef with athletes' religion or muslims or Hispanics or anyone else, but I am curious who he is talking about?

Well there's famous a then there's heroes. I can name famous Muslim athletes like Shaq, Ahmad Rashad. I don't consider these two heroes. Great athletes, but not necessarily heroes.

Then there are others who have been far more heroic, but are not household names. I admit I can't recall there names without a search, but there were the female Saudi Arabian female track athletes that had to walk behind their male teammates in the opening and closing ceremonies. There have also been female Muslim athletes that have received death threats for daring to compete and "mix with men". Admittedly, I can't come up with any names off the top of my head, but again, is the criteria famous, or heroic?

I can come up with several Muslims that have played (or almost played) for the Blazers.

Sheed, of course. Hedo, almost. Asik, who we drafted. Kanter, almost. Aminu, of course. Jamaal Wilkes. Shareef Abdur-Rahim has already been mentioned. Okur, was technically a Blazer, but never played for us. I assume Hasheem Thabeet is Muslim, but I may be wrong. Looks like we've had some pretty decent (and one pretty crappy) Muslim big men, but no guards.

NBA basketball is pretty much the only sport I've followed for the last 20 years. So, I'm not the most well qualified to answer your question. I'm sure there have been many Muslim players in the NFL, then there are lots of Muslim soccer players because the sport is popular globally, etc.

BNM

 

[Denny Crane]

I consider Shaq a sports hero. He got a degree. His skills go beyond playing the game to acting and announcing. He won championships on more than one team. I may be wrong, but it looks like he became a muslim in 2010, after his playing career.

Something like how Dimaggio was such a big star that at an old age he became Mr. Coffee, still recognized and a star.

I doubt Obama was talking about the kind of hero that land crippled airplanes or save lives. More like the kind of men who set good examples for their fans while attaining status as among the best in the sport.

Or maybe "hero" is your choice of words. I don't think Obama was talking about athletes from arab states, but american muslims. He was trying to sell the notion that muslims contribute in positive ways in our society. He was just called on overstating it wrt sports.

 

[THE HCP]

Kinda got lost in this thread....... but are you guys asking about Muslim basketball players? Anybody remember Chris Jackson out of LSU? When he was with the Nuggets, I remember him converting to Islam and he changed his name Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
I remember him getting into a ton of shit, because he would put his hands out and pray during the national anthem.
He was a great story actually..... had dealt with turrets as well.

 

[barfo]

He was trying to sell the notion that muslims contribute in positive ways in our society. He was just called on overstating it wrt sports.

Here's the quote:

But just as it is the responsibility of Muslims around the world to root out misguided ideas that lead to radicalization, it is the responsibility of all Americans -- of every faith -- to reject discrimination. It is our responsibility to reject religious tests on who we admit into this country. It’s our responsibility to reject proposals that Muslim Americans should somehow be treated differently. Because when we travel down that road, we lose. That kind of divisiveness, that betrayal of our values plays into the hands of groups like ISIL. Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes -- and, yes, they are our men and women in uniform who are willing to die in defense of our country. We have to remember that.

Naturally, the response from Trump (and Denny) was: "Oh yeah? List those sports heroes."

It's a vast understatement to say that he missed the point.

barfo

 

[riverman]

Lets name the white athletes.

I already named two of them as possibilities

 

[crandc]

Good read here: http://www.thenation.com/article/i-...e-the-radical-reverberations-of-muhammad-ali/