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TBT#1 The Jason Collins Experiment (Originally posted 4/30/13)

And so it begins. The first openly gay athlete in the United States of America, in a major sport. In its second most popular sport, the NBA. Everyone has reported every bit of information on this particular subject. Yet some people are still wrestling with acceptance of Jason Collins. Of course it seems like the NBA players are rallying behind him with support from Baron Davis & Kobe Bryant out of the gate. Yet you still have some very prominent media members like Chris Broussard who makes a mockery of both religion & the NBA. He says he was raised in a church & essentially didn’t believe in people being gay on ESPN’s Outside the Lines… yet many of the NBA players that he fraternizes commonly cheat on their wives & girlfriends. How does this not also violate his religious beliefs? I mean I’m sure they don’t get married every night to a different girl, with the church annulling their previous marriage. So today we are here to take on two issues. The first is  how...

Chris Paul's Shocking Streak Ended and A Few Insightful Rockets Stats.

Chris Paul missed 14 games due to injury this season. Normally Chris is pretty healthy. However that isn't the historic start he has had this season. He won the first 15 games he played in this year. Granted the first game he barely played but up until 12/20/17 when the Lakers beat him he was 15-0. The teams he beat are listed in order below. Win 1- @ Golden State Warriors 10/17/17 Win 2- @ Phoenix Suns 11/16/17 Win 3- @ Memphis Grizzlies 11/18/17 Win 4- VS Denver Nuggets 11/22/17 Win 5- VS New York Knicks 11/25/17 Win 6- VS Brooklyn Nets 11/27/17 Win 7- VS Indiana Pacers 11/29/17, Mew Yyy Win 8- @ Los Angeles Lakers 12/3/17 Win 9- @ Utah Jazz 12/7/17 Win 10- @ Portland Trailblazers 12/9/17 Win 11- VS New Orleans Pelicans  12/11/17 Win 12- VS Charlotte Hornets 12/13/17 Win 13- VS San Antonio Spurs 12/15/17 Win 14- VS Milwaukee Bucks 12/16/17 Win 15- VS Utah Jazz 12/18/17 Then he ran into the Lakers which looked really good against the...