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The roar of cheers and chants could be heard outside Gainbridge Fieldhouse just before NBA final Game 3 between the Pacers and Thunder the evening of June 11, but it wasn't the sound of Pacers fans. It was people gathered to protest ICE raids in Indiana — the latest to spring up across the country since such protests began in Los Angeles amid increased ICE activity under President Donald Trump.
Marco Foster:HAPPENING NOW: Protesters have gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana across the street from the Pacers arena for a protest against Donald Trump and ICE (Video: @noepadilla.bsky.social )
Abrego Garcia’s case illustrates ICE’s expanded ability to profile individuals for gang affiliation based on their clothing and tattoos. According to his petition, authorities utilized a “Gang Field Interview Sheet” to tally potential identifiers ahead of his 2019 arrest. When this document was presented to ICE, the only physical traits listed were his Bulls hat and sweatshirt. This is not an anomaly. For years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has internally labeled sports merchandise featuring the Bulls and Michael Jordan as a possible indicator of a connection to a variety of gangs, including MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.
Some current players have expressed a desire to play in Cube's league in the offseason, but we're told, as the Big3 sees it, the NBA has prevented guys from doing so, putting arbitrary rules in place to stop players from hooping in Ice's league.
ESPN: What role do you think you have played in influencing that next generation of the versatile big man on court, players who can shoot, dribble, be playmakers? Chris Webber: I think when you talk about big men who were versatile, it was Magic Johnson. That first came to me. Of course, Connie Hawkins. Of course, Mr. Finger Roll, Mr. Ice [George Gervin]. But when you looked at like a 6-9 guy ... When I was in high school, they wouldn't let the big guy be in the middle for 3-on-2 drills. And I remember fighting and asking, you know, could I be in 3-on-2 drills or playing with the guards, playing 21 where I had to shoot outside and the guards had to shoot inside. Once I saw Steve Smith and Derrick Coleman -- in my opinion, Steve, with the [hesitation move], and him being seven foot, Derrick, being probably [in the] top four most versatile powerful forwards to this day. I just studied the game, man. I just wanted to be [one of] the greats.
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The client list of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition app being used by US law enforcement to identify suspects and other people, has been leaked. Its customers reportedly include not only law enforcement agencies like ICE and the Justice Department, but also companies like retail giant Macy's and the NBA. BuzzFeed News' Thursday report cited an internal document it obtained.
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