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Offline Binyamin Yisrael

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He be the NBA Commish, UMM HMM!
« on: June 08, 2014, 11:47:52 PM »
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-commish--sterling-s-lawsuit-only-big-hurdle-left-in-sale-of-clippers---donald-is-suing-himself-and-he-knows-that-012819154-nba.html

I didn't realize what they meant by "commish" until I realized it was an Ebonics abbreviation of Commissioner. Well Silver is a moron anyway. His position should be called NBA Dictator.


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Re: He be the NBA Commish, UMM HMM!
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2014, 04:19:28 PM »
Most tabloid papers and news outlets use that kind of slang. I don't understand how that's an Ebonics abbreviation.

In regards to Sterling, I wouldn't even bother suing. Prior to this incident the Clippers were worth an estimated $575 million (according to Forbes) and may have sold for $700 million. His wife intends to sell it for $2 billion.

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Re: He be the NBA Commish, UMM HMM!
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2014, 04:52:00 PM »
Most tabloid papers and news outlets use that kind of slang. I don't understand how that's an Ebonics abbreviation.

In regards to Sterling, I wouldn't even bother suing. Prior to this incident the Clippers were worth an estimated $575 million (according to Forbes) and may have sold for $700 million. His wife intends to sell it for $2 billion.

I agree... There was a show on TV in the 90s called 'The Commish', and I doubt it has any ebonics relation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commish
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Re: He be the NBA Commish, UMM HMM!
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2014, 01:07:56 AM »
When I saw Commish, I thought it was pronounced Comish (Like Amish with a c before it.). Only later did I realize they meant commiss. If they had put commiss with a . to show it was an abbreviation, I would have understood.