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Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:15 pm EST

Nets to give free tickets to the unemployed

By J.E. Skeets

Good news, Shawn Bradley: the New Jersey Nets are offering free tickets to people out of work. David Waldstein of The Star-Ledger reports: "In a nod to current economic conditions, the basketball team will give unemployed fans who submit their resumes to the Nets Job Bank up to four free tickets, plus access to a Nov. 22 career fair at their home arena, team president and chief executive Brett Yormark said. The team also will distribute applicants' resumes to its sponsors." A nice gesture, sure, but it begs the question: Haven't these poor people suffered enough? Zing!

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  1. Greg M
    1. Posted by Greg M Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT

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    and i am sure they will be tickets to grrrreat games. this is the most transparent "goodwill" gesture ever. they would never sell the tickets they are going to give away, so might as well have some bums in the seats (anatomical bums i mean, of course)
  2. BShaw20
    2. Posted by BShaw20 Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:47 pm EDT

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    yinka dare is dead, dude...
  3. Matthew B
    3. Posted by Matthew B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:10 pm EDT

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    yeah, unemployed and dead are different in the states Skeets
  4. J.E. Skeets
    4. Posted by J.E. Skeets Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    Oof! I TOTALLY forgot Yinka was dead. A thousand apologies. Editing ...
  5. J.E. Skeets
    5. Posted by J.E. Skeets Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    Is Shawn Bradley still alive?
    Jeesh, that was HUGE brain fart. Thanks for the catch, B and B. Ugh.
  6. Hugging Harold Reynolds
    6. Posted by Hugging Harold Reynolds Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:21 pm EDT

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    Damn. Same here.
  7. weezy
    7. Posted by weezy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    5thhh!!!
  8. weezy
    8. Posted by weezy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    my bad 7th... and now 8th!!
  9. Hugging Harold Reynolds
    9. Posted by Hugging Harold Reynolds Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:21 pm EDT

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    Is Armon Gilliam still alive?
  10. Ivan
    10. Posted by Ivan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:25 pm EDT

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    drazen petrovic is the best foreign player in a nets uniform period.
  11. game over
    11. Posted by game over Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    some nets rep offered me free tickets to a nets game and i said no thank you......
  12. Marie
    12. Posted by Marie Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    Yes, Shawn Bradley is still alive...I believe he is a guidance counselor or assistant principal.
  13. Scott S
    13. Posted by Scott S Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    Shawn bradley is still alive. Wasn't yinka dare the guy who went a ton of games without an assist?
  14. MG Doky
    14. Posted by MG Doky Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    yinka had 4 assists in 4 years!
  15. Mark P
    15. Posted by Mark P Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    shawn bradley, guidance counsellor huh?
    today's lesson: dealing with being dunked on: "the worst part is when they show it on the jumbo screen - in dallas."
  16. sweezdachamp
    16. Posted by sweezdachamp Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:52 pm EDT

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    i think this is wack. its goin make more people want to be unemployed. why dont u congratulate the working class. i understand someone getting layed off but if u just dont want to work then you shouldnt be given free tickets.
  17. manda
    17. Posted by manda Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:05 pm EDT

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    what's wrong with giving away free tickets?
  18. Ambro
    18. Posted by Ambro Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    ummmm.. i feel like im special
  19. Todd D
    19. Posted by Todd D Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:58 pm EDT

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    I am sure these are gonna be the best seats in the house huh. not only that if these people are unemployed do you think they are really gonna be able to afford food, gas, and parking to any game. o wait with obamas low effort wealth spread plan i guess now anything is possible. i cant beleive its not earned, butter it up with wealth and spread it around like you earned it, low in transfats high in taxes, paid with by 100% pure american tax payer sweat, endorsed by the cook fringe of the democratic party patented blend to help improve standing in the polls. n do you think these people are really going to attend the job fair cmon now how hard is it to get a job if you actually try.
  20. hello
    20. Posted by hello Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:51 pm EDT

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    HEY GREG #1 If You didn't know that the NETS are the most fan friendly and experimental team in the NBA; you would think this is a scam. I totally see where everyone is so leery of this gesture. Let me first start off by telling everyone, I am an L.A. Clipper Season Ticket Holder. Yes, I know we suck!!! We are the West Coast version of the Nets. Lots of Charity work & true care for the community. This is action for later, not now. Get the fan's loyalty, a lifetime can be lucrative. Yes this is part ploy, but part humanitarian! Thanks....
  21. pontificus
    21. Posted by pontificus Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:50 pm EDT

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    yeah since they weren't gonna sell them it makes giving them away a completely selfish act...get a life moron
  22. Homer Lombardi
    22. Posted by Homer Lombardi Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:38 pm EDT

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    18th! Boy is it gay to make a statement about your posting rank.
  23. Rick
    23. Posted by Rick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:40 pm EDT

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    Give them to me.......please...........I'll resell them on the internet under "circus tickets available"
  24. thomas t
    24. Posted by thomas t Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    HI fat cow!
  25. Joshua Brown
    25. Posted by Joshua Brown Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    maybe its a game against the bobcats..or the clippers. who wud go watch that?

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