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Extractions: Arts The Associated Press NEW YORK The NBA found itself at the center of a controversy encompassing basketball, religion and freedom of speech yesterday as a Denver Nuggets player held firm in his refusal to stand for the national anthem. The NBA has suspended Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf indefinitely without pay a move that is costing the Nuggets' leading scorer $31,707 per game. Abdul-Rauf says he means no disrespect to the flag, but his religious principles are more important than his job. He feels "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a symbol of tyranny and oppression, and contends the Koran forbids nationalistic ritualism. The Koran doesn't address the topic specifically, which Islamic experts acknowledged has led to some disagreement among Muslims. "My intentions were not in any way to be disrespectful to those who regard the national anthem as a sacred ceremony," Abdul-Rauf said in a statement issued yesterday. "I am an African American, a citizen of this country, and one who respects freedom of speech and freedom of expression. "From this point on, it is my intention to try and live a peaceful life, play basketball, and perfect my humanity to the highest level possible."
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Extractions: Arts I sure hope I never have to work for an employer like the NBA. Granted, my jump shot, or lack thereof, is not worthy of NBA consideration. But even if I had the athletic talent, you can be sure I'd have grave concerns working for an organization that so blatantly disregards the rights of its employees. It is old news by now that Denver Nuggets' point guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to salute the flag during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the first 60 games of the season. Sometimes he'd lurk back in the lockerroom. Sometimes he'd even stand, turning away from the American flag. But it wasn't until Wednesday, after Denver talk shows started to make Abdul-Rauf's conscientious objection one of the hottest media topics in the country, that the NBA decide to abuse his First Amendment rights. Abdul-Rauf changed his name from Chris Jackson five years ago, shortly after converting to Islam. He was suspended indefinitely without pay for not abiding to a league rule that says players, coaches and support staff "must stand in a dignified posture" during the national anthem. Forget for a moment that the NBA, more conscious of its image than any other professional sports league, disregarded every player who chews gum, whispers, or jostles with teammates.
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Extractions: Refusal to stand for anthem creates controversy Opinion When Salman Rushdie wrote the "Satanic Verses," offending almost the whole Islamic community, we as a nation lauded his efforts and defended him based on the principle of free speech. I remember thinking how lucky I was to live in the United States and not in a coercive and intolerant society like that of the Middle East. The land of liberty where the flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner" represent the principles that our country stands for: freedom of religion, speech and expression. Star Columnist But now that someone has chosen to speak out against us it seems we have forgotten all about the principle of free speech which we were willing to defend Rushdie with. Instead, protest has been met with death threats by so-called patriots and defenders of the United States. Professional basketball player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf decided he was going to protest against the United States by not standing during the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." He had two reasons for his protest. The first reason was grounded in religion. Abdul-Rauf claimed that his religion, Islam, forbids nationalistic practices. Some Muslims, such as fellow National Basketball Association player Hakeem Olajuwon, have publicly stated that this is a distortion of Islam. But that is not the point. The po int is that it is Abdul-Rauf's constitutional right under the First Amendment to protest. To say that no one can believe nationalistic practices are wrong is to infringe on their religious freedom and freedom of thought. What are we, the thought police?
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Extractions: Arizona Daily Wildcat Adam Djurdjulov Stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner," or we'll suspend you. In so many words, that's what the National Basketball Association operations manual says. The rule states that "players, coaches and trainers shall line up in a dignified posture" during the playing of both the Canadian and American anthems. Well, for the last five months, Denver Nugget guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf has decided to be undignified in the eyes of the NBA. Before some games, he sat in the locker room as the anthem played. Before others, he sat and faced away from the flag. The NBA found out a month ago and suspended Abdul-Rauf last week for one game that cost him $31,707 in salary. Until this year, no professional athlete had ever been punished for refusing to stand for the song's traditional pre-game rendition. He faced a wall of criticism. Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's career leading scorer and fellow convert to Islam, encouraged him to rethink his position. Well, Abdul-Rauf ended up standing at last Friday's game against the Bulls. Maybe the threat of losing more than $650,000 for sitting out the rest of the season had something to do with it.
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Extractions: It would be so easy for us to fall in with the howling pack of sports writers who are in the midst of their annual Final Four Feeding Frenzy, but we will not. It is our jobnay, our missionto comb the underbrush of the sporting world, rooting for the truffles of minutiae that add spice to the cycle of win, lose, hype and blame. Let our colleagues feedand let them floss when they are done. We have had our Senior Researcher, Dr. A.O.L. Cybernette, prowling the Webs and compiling the off-the-beaten-path stories that the other guys are too busy to cover and, with the end of March on the horizon, we thought this would be a good time to review the first three months of 1996. The good doctor did not have to look far; there have been a number of sports stories right on the front pages of the papers that boggle the mind and raise the eyebrow: Voters in Hamilton County approved an increase in their sales tax to build two new stadiums: one for a baseball team owner who lets her St. Bernard poop on the carpetindoor and outdoor; the other for a football team that is guaranteed to get almost $2 million a month from the city for losing. A lot. Art Modell got a standing ovation. In Baltimore.
Extractions: February 21, 2000 An odd controversy briefly dominated the sports pages in March 1996. A player in the National Basketball Association, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, refused to follow the league's rule requiring that players stand in a "dignified posture" during the national anthem. Instead, since the beginning of the 1995-96 season, Abdul-Rauf had remained seated during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. A black, 27-year-old former Baptist from Mississippi who had converted to Islam in 1991, he declared that as a Muslim, he could not pay homage to the American flagwhich he called a "symbol of oppression, of tyranny." He argued further that the flag directly contradicted his Islamic faith: "This country has a long history of [oppression]. I don't think you can argue the facts. You can't be for God and for oppression. It's clear in the Koran. Islam is the only way."
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Extractions: DENVER (AP) All season long, while his teammates lined up to face the flag during the national anthem, star basketball guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf has sat by himself in a silent show of allegiance to his faith. "I'm a Muslim first and a Muslim last," said Abdul-Rauf, who plays for the Denver Nuggets. "My duty is to my creator, not to nationalistic ideology." On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association suspended Abdul-Rauf indefinitely without pay, saying his refusal to stand violates a league rule requiring all players to "line up in a dignified posture" for the anthem. "My beliefs are more important than anything," said Abdul-Rauf, who earns $2.6 million this season. "If I have to give up basketball, I will. This article was published on Thursday, March 14, 1996
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Extractions: Basketball and Good Manners March 17, 1996 Frank Monaldo L ife in America's diverse culture has many enriching rewards. I smile when I remember the irony of my eldest son, whose ancestry is a mix of Italian and German, learning Korean martial arts from an African-American. There are not many places in the world where cultures could meet and strengthen each other in such a way. America is much stronger because of this cultural exchange. However, one of the skills one must acquire to appreciate and learn from this diversity is good manners. At the heart of good manners is simple respect for others. In public meetings when one listens quietly to the presentation of others, it does not imply agreement, but a willingness to listen. When a non-Jewish male is invited to the Bar Mitzvah of a friend, the donning of a yahmeka in a synagogue is an act of respect, not of religious conversion. In public encounters we address people respectfully whether they are wearing jewelry with a cross, the Star of David, or a crescent. Refusing to listen quietly in a public meeting, insisting on not wearing a yahmeka in synagogue, or treating people with less respect based on cultural symbols are not regarded as acts of courage but of rude and boorish behavior. When an American wins a silver medal in the Olympics coming in second to a Cuban, he or she stands in respect for the playing of the Cuban National Anthem. This is an act of respect to the competitor, not worship of Cuban politics.
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Extractions: Sports Pro Basketball Through The Years ... Annual NBA Leaders Multiple winners: Bill Sharman (7); Rick Barry (6); Larry Bird and Reggie Miller (4); Mark Price and Dolph Schayes (3); Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Larry Costello, Ernie DiGregorio, Bob Feerick, Kyle Macy, Calvin Murphy, Oscar Robertson and Larry Siegfried (2). Year Pct Fred Scolari, Wash Bob Feerick, Wash Bob Feerick, Wash Max Zaslofsky, Chi Joe Fulks, Phi Bob Wanzer, Roch Bill Sharman, Bos Bill Sharman, Bos Bill Sharman, Bos Bill Sharman, Bos Bill Sharman, Bos Dolph Schayes, Syr Bill Sharman, Bos Dolph Schayes, Syr
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Extractions: Y o u M a y B e A d d i c t e d t o B a s k e t b a l l I f . . . You've ever traded a car for basketball tickets. Your four year old asks, "What is 1 and 2" and you answer, "The backcourt." You think Bill Bradley was the best Senator ever. You have ever sent a list of rule changes you would like to see to the NCAA or NBA rules committee. You think Madonna's biggest claim to fame is that she slept with Dennis Rodman. You've ever said, "Hush" so you could hear the game... on a first date. You think Bill Clinton is overpaid but Shaquille O'Neal is not. You thought Eddie deserved an Academy Award for Best Picture. You boycotted the neighborhood store because the clerk referred to Charles Barkley as that bald guy that does all the commercials. You hounded your cable provider to offer Court TV till you found out it had nothing to do with basketball. You'd prefer to discuss, why they don't teach shooting fundamentals anymore, than watch out takes from a lesbian angst movie (INSIDE JOKE.) You know Michael Jordan's birthday, but not your son's.
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Extractions: Hola, o loyal readers. We apologize to our faithful for the relatively paltry effort this week, but your humble scribes spent most of our time last week distributing free software over the Internet. We only hope that the G-men (no, not Alex Virgilio and Mike McGovern) are not hot on our trail. It is great to see Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf having such a great year out in Denver. Last season's Most Improved Player has overcome Tourettes Syndrome, a divorce, and a weight problem in posting 17.9 points and 4.5 assists in only 33 minutes per game. His most amazing accomplishment is at the charity stripe, where Abdul-Rauf hits at a Virgilio-esque clip of 96.1 percent (Virgilio hit 100 percent in the '91-'92 season for MIT). In fact, he has missed only eight free throws all season. By contrast, former Bayou Bengal teammate Shaquille O'Neal has missed eight from the line in one half several times. One of the perks of writing this column at MIT is the access to the world-class mathematicians, who inform us that the Diesel would be scoring 4.3 points per game more (33.2 versus 28.9) if he were to hit 96 percent from the line. Here's hoping that Bob Arum or the Grand Wizard of the Ring puts enough money on the table to make Pernell Whitaker fight either Julio Cesar Chavez or Buddy McGirt. The way Swea' Pea has been talking, he seems content to defend his title against generic opponents, the most recent of which was Santos Cardona from La Isla, from whom he won a convincing decision. A Chavez fight, assuming he can beat Frankie Randall in their rematch (50-50 chance at best), is the most appealing to the public, who want to see Chavez make a comeback and Whitaker avenge the bogus draw of their first fight. A better fight, though, would be against McGirt, who has the quickness to match with Whitaker, but who punches much harder. McGirt looked weak and hurt in their first fight, due to a shoulder injury, but has recuperated following surgery. Because Whitaker wants to keep dancing, this fight won't happen unless that pile of dough comes through.
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