Source: http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/josh-howard-youtube-video-shows-contempt-for-america/
September 17, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard, made a video during a charity flag football game. In the video, shot at an Allen Iverson event, shows Howard, as the national anthem is being sung, saying:
"The Star-Spangled Banner is going on. I don’t celebrate this sh!t. I’m black."
Howard also makes a hard-to-hear reference about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and both Howard and his friends are heard using the word "nigger" too many times to count.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said, according to The Dallas Morning News, that the team dealt with Howard at the time of the incident. He added that the team has a plan in place to address the issue at training camp. Cuban also added:
"That said, we will be going through some advanced communication skill sessions together this training camp. I have explained to him that cell phone cameras are not your friend, and that what you think you said on camera is never what people will hear when it shows up on YouTube or TV."
In July, Howard was arrested and charged with speeding (94 mph in a 55 mph zone), careless and reckless driving, and speed competition in North Carolina. He was released from jail on a written promise to appear in court September 23.
In that incident, police said an officer saw a black Lexus and a silver Volkswagen speeding along U.S. 421. The officer stopped the Lexus, and Howard was identified as the driver.
Howard was criticized last season for saying in a radio interview during a first-round playoff series against New Orleans that he occasionally smokes marijuana. Later that same series, he angered coach Avery Johnson by throwing himself a birthday bash after a Game 4 loss to the Hornets.
In 2006, Howard opted out of playing for the U.S. Olympic team program, reportedly because he said it conflicted with his summer training camps.
Howard has a lot of growing up to do, and he needs to learn a lot more about the America that has given him the opportunities he has. Howard needs to learn some R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
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