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..no it's not. [2:185] Ramadan is the month during which the Quran was revealed, providing guidance for the people, clear teachings, and the statute book. Those of you who witness this month shall fast therein. Those who are ill or travelling may substitute the same number of other days. GOD wishes for you convenience, not hardship, that you may fulfil your obligations, and to glorify GOD for guiding you, and to express your appreciation. From the Quran. It has nothing to do with seeing how homeless people live. Your ignorance annoys me.

42 points against the best team in football in the equivalent of a late January game. Impressive.

Lamar Odom's bother in law.

Don’t worry, I pride myself in being open minded. I’m always open to being wrong, and in the end, I consider all possibilities before I settle on an answer… but not completely settled. Unfortunately, not many people think this way. Perhaps 1 in 30, as a very rough guess off the top of my head. Anyway, here are my thoughts on each link... 1985 Draft Lottery: Looks like a very possible fix to me. It's hard to accidentally bend a paper, accidentally flip through them and pick the very one that’s bent, and then accidentally smooth out the crease, which just so happens to be a high market team. Thinking up to recent years, it makes me wonder why Stern would allow the Knicks to suck for so many years, if there are still fixes. Perhaps due to the league not being as popular then, it was more important for high market teams to be successful. Jordan's retirement: The writer gives plenty of evidence that Jordan was a big time gambler. However, there is no proof to show that it's the very reason for his retirement. Sure it's possible, but the connection is only the writer's speculation. 2002 WCF: I don’t like it when people try to use music to persuade the audience, first of all. Anyway, it was an extremely poorly reffed game in a very unusually one-sided way. That particular game may have very well been a fix, but for the intent of having 7 games, not for the intent of having the Lakers in the finals over anyone else. I don’t see any fixes in game 7. It’s still no excuse to fix a game, however. 2006 ECF: Lots of questionable calls again. I’m not sure if it proves that the NBA is fixed in any manner or if the ref was making calls in favor of his bet, but it definitely proves that the NBA’s reffing system needs some major improvement… or a major change. 2006 Finals: Wade is a slasher. He’s going to get calls at some point. I see no fixing that game. However, the overall reffing could be much improved. 2008 Finals: Again, there’s no proof to show deliberate fixing. Reffing sucks, that has been established. Inexpert Opinion:: ….who is Rob Kardashian? From what I can tell, he's just a random dude making a claim. No further comment needed. NBA = Declining: Again, the music annoys me… just get to the point. Anyway, I agree with some points made in this video. Simply put, Tim Donaghy sucks and David Stern is a douchebag. And like I've said so many times before, I am ALL FOR freedom of speech in every sense of the word. [expletive] censorship. However, as dramatic as the video puts it, it still doesn’t quite prove the NBA is fixed in any way. It just proves that refereeing is horrible, and that David Stern won't do anything about it and fines away all criticism. And also, something I definitely do not agree with in the video, the NBA is definitely NOT on the decline whatsoever. The game is more popular than ever, and the competition is greater than ever, as well as the overall talent and coaching. The fact that the NBA could potentially become a world-wide league shows that it's heading forward. My conclusion: Overall, I still do not believe the NBA is completely fixed. Perhaps some events here and there, but they don’t appear to predetermine anything, except for the forcing of game 7s as often as possible and favoring certain teams in the NBA lottery. Contrary to my disbelief in the NBA being as fake as pro wrestling, I do believe the NBA’s reffing system needs a major change, and the lottery needs to be thrown out. But since I am truly open minded, I will always be open to the possibility of the NBA being fixed. I just don't feel there is quite enough evidence, though there are clearly issues with the system. David Stern constantly fines and censors people to protect the refs and the image of the NBA. Instead of correcting the problems themselves (mainly the refereeing), he chooses to go into the pockets of those who point the problems out. It almost appears that Stern is trying very hard to hide something. If he wasn't, he'd have no need to censor anyone in the first place. If he wants to prove that the NBA isn’t fixed, he needs to change his ways. He needs to prove to all NBA fans that he IS willing to admit the system is flawed, and that he will work very hard on changing things for the better... which he hasn't even come close to doing. If there is anyone who isn't open minded, it's David Stern. I believe there are ways to improve reffing dramatically, but I’ll share ideas some other time. My post is already too long as it is, and nobody is going to read it as usual.

I want to continue to see future and current stars embrace their role on a small market team. I think what makes Kevin Durant so special off the court is his commitment to Oklahoma City. I would love to see Mayo, Evans, or Jennings sign long term contracts with their respective teams.

Actually, I was just looking into the same crystal ball as you conspiracy theorists...but coming up with a different conclusion: LA was getting screwed. So either the NBA is fixed and the Lakers were getting screwed in 2002, or it's not fixed and the referees were calling legit fouls for Shaq in Game 6, and those other games were just called loose. No reason to throw your TV and cry about the Lakers' dynasty. I figured people were over that by now. It was a decade ago. I just hope you're not doing the same thing for this next dynasty. If the NBA is rigged, stop watching it and stop posting about it.

By the way, just an observation over the years...the referees called about 75% of the fouls made on Shaq in almost every game he played in during the dynasty (his most dominant years). Sacramento was one of the teams fouling him every possession that ended up in his hands, while San Antonio didn't have to go to that extreme due to their defensive-minded frontcourt. Had they called all of the fouls in that series, the Lakers probably win in six. As a Laker, up to the 2002 Playoffs... 1997 Playoffs, FTA: 11.7 1998 Playoffs, FTA: 12.2 1999 Playoffs, FTA: 14.8 2000 Playoffs, FTA: 12.9 2001 Playoffs, FTA: 12.5 2002 Playoffs, FTA: 10.9 (third year of dynasty) And... GM1 vs. SAC: 6 FTA, 21 FGA GM2 vs. SAC: 11 FTA, 27 FGA GM3 vs. SAC: 6 FTA, 20 FGA GM4 vs. SAC: 13 FTA, 22 FGA GM5 vs. SAC: 1 FTA, 18 FGA (one? really?) GM6 vs. SAC: 17 FTA, 25 FGA GM7 vs. SAC: 15 FTA, 25 FGA Anyone grow suspicious when they saw the Kings take 35 free throws in Game 3? The Lakers took 15, just eight between Kobe and Shaq despite both players taking a combined 44 of the team's 101 FGA. What about the 2-3 games Sacramento was racking up 30+ FTA? GM1: LAL 22, SAC 17 (+7) GM2: SAC 38, LAL 25 (+13) GM3: SAC 35, LAL 15 (+20) GM4: LAL 27, SAC 26 (+1) GM5: SAC 33, LAL 23 (+10) GM6: LAL 40, SAC 25 (+15) GM7: LAL 33, SAC 30 (+3) But everyone looks at that Game 6 because Shaq was getting to the line, and because there's a big "40" plastered into the statsheet. Did anyone care that the Thunder had 48 free throw attempts in Game 4 against us last season? Get over it.

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