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Fan Wants Apology from Davis; Knicks Player Says No
Yahoo News & Associated Press ^ | January 20, 2006 | David Brummer

Posted on 01/20/2006 4:50:19 PM PST by ReleaseTheHounds

The fan accused of harassing the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis will drop threats of a lawsuit if the couple says it's sorry, the man's attorney said Friday.

No way, Davis said.

"I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything," Davis said on a conference call. "I don't think that my wife did anything wrong, I don't think that I did anything wrong."

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Axelrod's [the Fan's] father, David, is a prominent Democratic political consultant in Chicago who has worked with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: New York
KEYWORDS: apology; axelrod; basketball; bulls; clinton; daley; knicks; lawsuit; nba; obama; sports
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Something from the world of sports you won't believe... combines prominent Democrat political consultant (friends of Sens. Obama and Clinton and Mayor Daley) who is father of the guy allegedly abusing a Knicks player's wife in the stands. Way to go, Hillary! You keep working for your constituents!
1 posted on 01/20/2006 4:50:22 PM PST by ReleaseTheHounds
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Ohmigawd! Somebody put two and two together. I think Davis is the GOOD guy here - I said so from the get-go even before knowing the ID of the "fan".

I'm about ready to dash off a letter to the NBA telling them they went WAY overboard in suspending Davis for 5 days.

CONTACT THE NBA

2 posted on 01/20/2006 4:54:03 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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You think Davis is the good guy?

Have you seen the video? The guy in the stands was just sitting there and Davis's wife went berserk and jumped up and got in his face. The guy was the one that called security, not Davis's wife.

It doesn't matter who this guy is--you don't need some player's wife jumping up and hitting you in the face during a basketball game.


3 posted on 01/20/2006 4:56:16 PM PST by Publius Valerius
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace

His wife has a history of getting in other people's faces. Players are supposed to be severely fined and/or suspended for going into the stands.

I saw the tape. She was up screaming n his face while he was signaling for security.

Democrat or not. I hope he sues this overpaid moron AND the NBA.


4 posted on 01/20/2006 4:57:43 PM PST by toddlintown (Lennon takes six bullets to the chest, Yoko is standing right next to him and not one f'ing bullet?)
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To: ReleaseTheHounds

A dimocrap, harassing a woman and suing thereafter claiming victimhood after the woman's husband "looks" at him??? Too good to be true. They cannot make up stuff like this!


5 posted on 01/20/2006 4:58:11 PM PST by caisson71
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To: toddlintown

The wife only turned around AFTER the verbal abuse - profanity, etc, etc. Been there and done that, in another forum and another situation.


6 posted on 01/20/2006 5:04:20 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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A white dimocrap, harassing a black woman and suing thereafter claiming victimhood after the black woman's husband "looks" at him??? Too good to be true. They cannot make up stuff like this!

ML/NJ

7 posted on 01/20/2006 5:19:52 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace

Apparently this is a mother-nuturing thing for you.

You climb into the stands, you get sued or jailed. Period.


8 posted on 01/20/2006 5:20:42 PM PST by toddlintown (Lennon takes six bullets to the chest, Yoko is standing right next to him and not one f'ing bullet?)
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To: Publius Valerius

Did the video you refer to show the wife hitting the guy in the face, as you say?


9 posted on 01/20/2006 5:25:25 PM PST by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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His wife has a history of getting in other people's faces

Got a link for that?

10 posted on 01/20/2006 5:26:54 PM PST by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace

Agreed the white dude was being the ass, and only quieted down after the black woman got all up in his grill. He knew to sit down and shutup when her husband came up there. To Davis' credit, he didn't show up throwing haymakers. His wife may be a loudmouth, but it is his wife. Kudos to him for standing up for his family. The rich white Democrat needs a a'whooping.


11 posted on 01/20/2006 5:28:46 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: ReleaseTheHounds

We can look at the whole tape and ask what Davis would have done if he had perfect information. But he didn't. He saw the possibility that she might be in trouble. A good man stands up for his wife. Maybe it was a mistake, but no one was hurt. The whole matter should just be dropped.


12 posted on 01/20/2006 5:29:48 PM PST by Our man in washington
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To: Publius Valerius
The guy in the stands was just sitting there and Davis's wife went berserk and jumped up and got in his face. The guy was the one that called security, not Davis's wife.

WHy would he call security? Doesn't pass the smell test.

Can anyone post a link to the video? I've seen it dozens of times, albeit while drinking coffee and changing diapers early this am.... IIRC the video doesn't show what the initial cause was.

13 posted on 01/20/2006 5:30:45 PM PST by Principled
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To: daybreakcoming

I honestly can't remember; I haven't seen the video in a number of days and I've looked for it on the Internet for a minute and I couldn't find it. Regardless, the video supports the fan's version of the story.


14 posted on 01/20/2006 5:31:19 PM PST by Publius Valerius
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To: Principled

You wouldn't call security if you're sitting in the stands and a stranger gets into your face and starts yelling and sticking her finger into your face and hitting you?


15 posted on 01/20/2006 5:32:39 PM PST by Publius Valerius
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To: ReleaseTheHounds
Axelrod's [the Fan's] father, David, is a prominent Democratic political consultant in Chicago who has worked with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

The son better get back on Hillary's plantation before he is exposed as a racist!

16 posted on 01/20/2006 5:33:38 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: Publius Valerius

Do you know for a fact that he was not yelling obscenities within earshot of the players children, (as has been reported/).


17 posted on 01/20/2006 5:35:09 PM PST by mrmargaritaville
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To: mrmargaritaville

He probably was, I don't have a reason to doubt that. That sort of stuff happens a lot at sporting events. Pretty much every game I go to, actually.


18 posted on 01/20/2006 5:36:04 PM PST by Publius Valerius
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To: Publius Valerius
You wouldn't call security if you're sitting in the stands and a stranger gets into your face and starts yelling and sticking her finger into your face and hitting you?

Well first of all, why did the woman get into his face and start yelling, sticking finger in face and hitting? There must be a reason. People don't do that without a reason.

Secondly, I would not call security unless unless I feared for my safety or I thought I needed to make a huge deal of her actions in order to obscure my own.

A grown man does not call security on a screaming lady.

The guy who goes into the stands and begins beating up a rowdy fan gets 7 days... and this guy gets 5 days?

19 posted on 01/20/2006 5:39:23 PM PST by Principled
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A white dimocrap, harassing a black woman and suing thereafter claiming victimhood after the black woman's husband "looks" at him??? Too good to be true. They cannot make up stuff like this!

And then the harasser wants the woman's husband to make a donation to a charity that tries to prevent violence against women and children!

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!

Where do they find these people?

20 posted on 01/20/2006 5:40:04 PM PST by Drew68
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