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NBA investigates Twitter threats sent to the Washington Wizards
CBS Sports ^ | May 1, 2014 | Zach Harper

Posted on 05/01/2014 8:47:07 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

The NBA has investigated a person who sent threats to the Washington Wizards and their players during their opening round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls. The Wizards won the series in five games, taking all three games in Chicago in the series. The person under investigation didn't take too kindly to the success of the Wizards, making terrorist threats to the team, according to Marcin Gortat, and threatening the team with bombs and harm to their families.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: basketball; california; clippers; donaldsterling; donsterling; gortat; losangeles; losangelesclippers; naacp; nba; rochellesterling; threats; twitter; vanessastiviano; wizards
"the person in question had already received a visit from some people..."

Eliot Ness smacked the misguided yoot around.

1 posted on 05/01/2014 8:47:07 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

It’s the Chicago way.

Maybe Wash should have stuck with “Bullets”


2 posted on 05/01/2014 8:48:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Please. You play Chicago, this is expected ...


3 posted on 05/01/2014 8:50:36 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: JennysCool

With D.C. versus Chicago, it could have been considered a Super Bowl for organized crime (NJ and NY having not made the cut).


4 posted on 05/01/2014 8:57:59 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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To: ConservativeStatement

I’d check VP Biden, he had fifty bucks on the Globetrotters again.


5 posted on 05/01/2014 9:25:22 PM PDT by jiggyboy
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To: ConservativeStatement

I am offended by the team name “Wizards”. It is offensive to wizards. They need to change their name. Call Harry Reid. Tell him about the pain that the NBA is inflicting on American Wizards everywhere.


6 posted on 05/01/2014 10:26:41 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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