NBA sends warning against gang signs

[venom_7]

You should at least have the integrity to actually wait for a white player to actually throw signs, and then not get called out for it before you cry double-standard.

In the society we live in, it is almost more safe to assume a white player wouldn't get fined for throwing up a gang sign then it is to assume Paul Pierce meant to throw up a gang sign in the first place. Yes he has his origins, his history, and his race against him at this juncture, but I think its unfair to base any judgment in this matter on that. If anybody saw the movie "Crash" you know what I mean.

As it stands, I am out of this argument because I find that I am receiving very little support on the issue, and frankly the bigger picture here means a lot to me, and that argument really doesn't have a place on this forum. So have fun debating whether or not he meant it instead of your perceptions and your socialization.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

In the society we live in, it is almost more safe to assume a white player wouldn't get fined for throwing up a gang sign then it is to assume Paul Pierce meant to throw up a gang sign in the first place...

Based on what? An overwhelming preponderance of evidence?

 

[VF21]

As is often the case when topics like this come up, it appears as though discussion germane to Kingsfans.com has ended. So, unless there are really strong objections, I think it would probably be a good idea just to close the thread.

 

[oaklandking]

that wasnt a gang sign

 

[Rookie]

I'm not exactly sure what Pierce meant with his hand gesture but a three fingers standing up is a west side sign. Using hand gesture to show some kind of affiliation with a group or territory to me can be grouped with gang sign.

For those of you who don't think its a gang sign, try using it on an East side basketball park. You throw that type of hand gesture around in the wrong place, you get shot.

But whether its a gang sign or not, it is unproffesional and bring bad taste to the NBA.

 

[upinsmoke]

Man Peirce is to damn rich to be a gangster. I dont care what he thinks but the man has to much to lose to be a real gangster.