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Dwight Howard and Dominique Dawes Video

Stephen Kersey — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:04:27 +0000

Dwight Howard has never been accused of not having a personality. When the Orlando Magic center met Dominique Dawes at an Olympic practice, Howard nearly lost it. Watch the video at the end of this entry to see Howard’s reaction for yourself.

Howard apparently was a big fan of Dominique Dawes, who many remember as one of the most famous female gymnasts of the last quarter century. Dawes is working for Yahoo these days covering the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

While this news doesn’t affect Howard’s fantasy basketball stock, it appears he meant one of his real life fantasies.

Watch Dwight Howard nearly faint when he meets Dominique Dawes:

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Team USA Basketball Video – US vs Spain

Stephen Kersey — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:34:11 +0000

Team USA’s basketball team continues to look dominant. Against Spain, the reigning World Champions, the United States won 119-82 in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games.

LeBron James led the way with 18 points, eight assists and four steals. Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade chipped in 16 points for Team USA.

Here is a video of Team USA Basketball’s victory over Spain:

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Racist Spain Basketball Picture – Olympic Racism

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:23:33 +0000

Due to a picture that was published in an advertisement, some are calling the Spanish Olympic basketball team racist. The players from Spain are seen making their eyes slanted, most likely do to the stereotypes involving Chinese people. With the 2008 Olympic Games being held in Beijing, China, this controversial picture could turn the Chinese crowd against the Spanish Olympic basketball team.

Although the picture is blurry, most agree on the intentions of the photograph. As of now, there has been no official explanation or apology from anyone associated with Spain’s national basketball team.

Spain, who are the reining World Champions in the sport of basketball, are one of the favorite in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Behind Team USA, Spain is considered to have the most talented roster in the tournament and are a definite threat to take home the gold.

Photo: Public Domain

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Team USA Defeats China 101-70

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:05:13 +0000

In one of the most watched games in the history of basketball, Team USA disposed of China rather easily. This was the first game in the Olympics for Team USA.

Team USA was led by Dwyane Wade, who scored 19 points on 7-for-7 shooting from the field. LeBron James had a great all-around game, finishing with 18 points, six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal. Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard both chipped in 13 points for Team USA.

On China, Yao Ming led the way. Yao had 13 points, ten rebounds and three blocked shots. Zhu Fangyu was the only other member of the Chinese team to reach double-figures, as he finished with 11 points.

Team USA next plays Angola on Tuesday at 8AM EST. The Team USA Olympic basketball schedule has Team USA playing five games in pool play. For more Beijing Olympic Games 2008 coverage, go to LightTheTorch.net.

Here is a video of reaction from Team USA’s victory:

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