FIFA's president can invent a farcical peace prize to flatter the ego of the president of the United States and spend months pandering to his political project, but Haiti's national team can't acknowledge their national struggle for independence because it's too "political"
When James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you.
Thanks to the @NBA, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of @LinkNYC screens across our city.
LGK.
During the 1970 Knicks-Lakers NBA Finals, 4 student protestors were shot and killed at Kent State University by the National Guard
4 days later in downtown Manhattan, 1,200 workers attacked 1,000 student protesters in what became known as the Hard Hat Riot
Later that night in Madison Square Garden, a hobbled Willis Reed limped out of the tunnel for Game 7, made 2 shots and propelled the Knicks to their first NBA championship
Immediately after the game, ABC cut away to an unusually late 10pm White House press conference
President Nixon addressed the student protests which had intensified after he escalated the war in Vietnam to include Cambodia.
One of the questions he was asked: “Mr. President, some Americans believe this country is heading for revolution, and others believe that crime and dissent and violent demonstrations are leading us to an era of repression. I wonder if you would give us your view of the state of American society and where it is heading.”
Six hours later at 4 AM Nixon woke up and abruptly decided to visit the Lincoln Memorial to engage student protesters there. After talking to a small group of students for an hour around Lincoln’s statue, he went to the Capitol, sat in the empty chamber and made his valet give a speech to the cleaning staff.
Back in New York, after one of the most politically and socially volatile weeks in modern American history, there would be no ticker-tape parade for the Knicks
Just a small ceremony at Gracie Mansion
Dolan was sooooo close…
He had generated positive PR (one of the few times in the two decades he’s wowed the team) by just keeping quiet and letting the Knicks success speak for itself.
But he just couldn’t leave well enough alone.
First, he invites Trump to MSG, which infuriates and inconveniences countless fans.
Now he gets in a pissing contest with the Mayor and police commissioner.
Injecting unnecessary drama, negativity and dissension into what had been an incredibly unifying communal experience
My mayor Muslim
My bagel Jewish
My stepfather once told me that if I ever told anyone that I saw him holding hands with his executive assistant Gary at the Cinnabon two towns over he’d dig a hole in the backyard and bury me alive
Knicks in five