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No Jam?

To keep the theme?

But anyway, has this been confirmed by a reputable news source?

by nbrans on Jun 25, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What a sad, strange life

At least it seemed that way from the outside looking in.

RIP Michael.

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Rickeke Flynenningday, point guard from Europe, Memphis, Syracuse, UCLA and Parts Unknown.

by otis29 on Jun 25, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait thats real?

I thought it was simply a joke from last thread. Wow. RIP.

Father of the "Natt this!" movement.

by Aykis16 on Jun 25, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is he actually dead?

I understand that he’s in a coma and is basically at death’s door, but not actually gone yet. Right?

Right? :(

by jeremy548 on Jun 25, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Didn't read the article or wait for the graphic to load

MICHAEL JORDAN IS DEAD?!?!

But seriously, has anyone other than TMZ confirmed the death?

Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.

by andy sims on Jun 25, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep

LA Times has it on their front page:

http://www.latimes.com/

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Rickeke Flynenningday, point guard from Europe, Memphis, Syracuse, UCLA and Parts Unknown.

by otis29 on Jun 25, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MSNBC running the blurb at the top

That the LA Times is reporting the same.

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Rickeke Flynenningday, point guard from Europe, Memphis, Syracuse, UCLA and Parts Unknown.

by otis29 on Jun 25, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MSNBC.com

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Rickeke Flynenningday, point guard from Europe, Memphis, Syracuse, UCLA and Parts Unknown.

by otis29 on Jun 25, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is no time for politics

The King of Pop died. Long live the King.

by nbrans on Jun 25, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No one noticed...

This is a basketball site, and I asked if Michael JORDAN was dead, because that’s who MJ is in the basketball universe.

So, I feel like a dick.

Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.

by andy sims on Jun 25, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a weird day

RIP Michael, you lived life like no one ever had or probably ever will

Finding positives in a 65 loss season since 2009

by Hilton on Jun 25, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is

Just not to you.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 25, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

You're heartless, dude.

I think there was actually a player on the Kings back in the day named Michael Jackson. Played guard.

Sad story. 50 years old is young. I feel for the kids and his family, and fans worldwide.

by bench_blob on Jun 25, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't lecture anybody

Michael Jackson was hardly a saint.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 25, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And

I think that was Bitgod’s joke. There used to be a player named Michael Jackson during the Kenny Smith era. He’s the guy who actually hired him to work on TNT.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 25, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

RIP mayne.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 25, 2009 3:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh man

Farrah Faucet too. Bummer to say the least.

Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal

by 27freethrows on Jun 25, 2009 3:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Are you shitting?

Jesus Christ.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 25, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My father died at 55 of cardiac arrest. So I am sensitive to seeing a life cut short. Even if he wasn’t a saint. Fuck you if you’re offended.

by bench_blob on Jun 25, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Sorry about your dad blob

50, 55? Either way it’s way too damn early.

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Rickeke Flynenningday, point guard from Europe, Memphis, Syracuse, UCLA and Parts Unknown.

by otis29 on Jun 25, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

My father died of cardiac arrest when he was 27. Nobody is a saint. He still deserves some sensitivity.

by cbsf on Jun 25, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I work literally right across the street of the UCLA Med Center

I’ve been watching this unfold from my desk for the last hour plus. Choppers at first, then the news vans. I went outside to see for myself and saw roughly 6 paparazzi pour out of an SUV clown-car style. This place is going to be a circus in about 15 minutes now that the news has broken that he has indeed died.

by The Ghost of Dick Bavetta on Jun 25, 2009 3:37 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

An elderly black woman was standing next to me when she hear the news, and even though she had heard it was confirmed, she was in tears saying, “They’ll bring him back. They’ll bring him back.” That broke my heart.

by The Ghost of Dick Bavetta on Jun 25, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Whaat?!?!

Aww man! What a horrible omen to hang over this draft… I remember growing up to MJ’s music. RIP Michael

by CloudyEyes on Jun 25, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Ironic

A State Farm add on ESPN minutes before the draft coverage is set to begin, set to the tune of “I’ll be there.”

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by section214 on Jun 25, 2009 3:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That’s a shame.

by DesertFox on Jun 25, 2009 3:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Draft

Looks like the Jackson 5 need a point guard now too…

by Hatcreek5 on Jun 25, 2009 3:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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