CHRISTMAS 2006: The Final Countdown
Hello, everybody. With less than a week to go, it's the final push as many of us are deciding on our last-minute Christmas gifts. And malls and stores everywhere are keeping calm as far as customers are concerned...that is, unless if you're the New York Knicks and/or the Denver Nuggets.
Yes, in shades of two years ago, a brawl broke out between those two teams as they played each other Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It began after the Knicks' Mardy Collins hit the Nuggets; J.R. Smith after a drive into the basket with 1:15 left in the game and Denver about to win 123-100. No fans were involved unlike Pistons/Pacers, but Smith and another Knicks player fought and spilled into the seats. Moments later, Denver's Carmelo Anthony punched Collins in the face.
As a result, seven players from both teams were suspended, with Anthony receiving the sitffest amount: 15 games. Smith and Nate Robinson were suspended for ten; Collins, six; Jared Jeffries, four; and Jerome James, a one-game suspension. NBA Commissioner David Stern also fined each team $500,000. There goes their Christmas bonuses.
I don't know why, but with 2006 about to come to a close, this has to stop. I guess the lessons from last time haven't been fully learned yet.
Now last month as you recall, I made my Internet debut on YouTube covering the election as the returns filtered in throughout the night. And throughout 2006, everybody including yours truly have been broadcasting ourselves on that site. As a result, "Time" magazine named all of us their "Person of the Year!" And believe me...it is such an honor sharing that prestigious title with the rest of the world.
With just two weeks left until 2007, a crop of year in review specials are already filtrating our TVs. And perhaps one good sign this year is ending is right now, I'm working on my own wrap-up which you'll be seeing on this blog all next week. From the year's biggest news and entertainment highlights to my annual Top 20 list to my new year's predictions, I've got it all covered from top to bottom; I've been doing this since 1998 (when it was on the old Allen Report site of course)! That's the AllenBlog's 2006 Year In Review, all next week! And in case you're wondering...after a one-year absence, I'm bringing back the intro.
With all that said...so long and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
Hello, everybody. With less than a week to go, it's the final push as many of us are deciding on our last-minute Christmas gifts. And malls and stores everywhere are keeping calm as far as customers are concerned...that is, unless if you're the New York Knicks and/or the Denver Nuggets.
Yes, in shades of two years ago, a brawl broke out between those two teams as they played each other Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It began after the Knicks' Mardy Collins hit the Nuggets; J.R. Smith after a drive into the basket with 1:15 left in the game and Denver about to win 123-100. No fans were involved unlike Pistons/Pacers, but Smith and another Knicks player fought and spilled into the seats. Moments later, Denver's Carmelo Anthony punched Collins in the face.
As a result, seven players from both teams were suspended, with Anthony receiving the sitffest amount: 15 games. Smith and Nate Robinson were suspended for ten; Collins, six; Jared Jeffries, four; and Jerome James, a one-game suspension. NBA Commissioner David Stern also fined each team $500,000. There goes their Christmas bonuses.
I don't know why, but with 2006 about to come to a close, this has to stop. I guess the lessons from last time haven't been fully learned yet.
Now last month as you recall, I made my Internet debut on YouTube covering the election as the returns filtered in throughout the night. And throughout 2006, everybody including yours truly have been broadcasting ourselves on that site. As a result, "Time" magazine named all of us their "Person of the Year!" And believe me...it is such an honor sharing that prestigious title with the rest of the world.
With just two weeks left until 2007, a crop of year in review specials are already filtrating our TVs. And perhaps one good sign this year is ending is right now, I'm working on my own wrap-up which you'll be seeing on this blog all next week. From the year's biggest news and entertainment highlights to my annual Top 20 list to my new year's predictions, I've got it all covered from top to bottom; I've been doing this since 1998 (when it was on the old Allen Report site of course)! That's the AllenBlog's 2006 Year In Review, all next week! And in case you're wondering...after a one-year absence, I'm bringing back the intro.With all that said...so long and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
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