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Lavar Ball Is Sliding Into High School Ballers’ DMs To Recruit Them For His Pro League

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Benny Hollywood

Alius Koroliovas/Getty Images Lavar Ball Has Interesting Tactics For Recruiting Players In December,  Lavar Ball  revealed that he was going to start his own league–The Junior Basketball Association–for high school basketball players who don’t want to take part in the NCAA. Launching Junior Basketball Association, sponsored by BBB https://t.co/07AlnN1DC5 pic.twitter.com/JFLfGxtaHB — Lavar Ball (@Lavarbigballer) December 21, 2017 In his very distinct manner, Ball mentioned that he thought it would be “easy” to convince kids to play in the JBA. He was going to give players a salaries between $3,000-$10,000 and have them play in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Apparently, this task might not have been as easy as Lavar thought. According to high school and college basketball recruiting site Tipton Edits, Ball has used social media DMs to contact approximately 80 high school players,  trying to gauge their interest in playing for his league. Unfortunately for the family man, all of the top recruits have reportedly turned him down. Two recruits in particular have put Lavar on blast for his method of going about recruiting. Tyler Herro from Wisconsin and Jalen Carey from New Jersey both posted screenshots of their DMs from Ball onto social media. Big Baller Brand has contacted Kentucky Signee Tyler Herro about joining their new basketball league, the JBA. Herro has told me he has declined the offer. pic.twitter.com/qlnPXFoLPB — TIPTON EDITS (@TiptonEdits) February 2, 2018 Here’s the picture from Jalen’s Snapchat: pic.twitter.com/FvvROFxc77 — Syracuse Basketball (@cusesigel) February 1, 2018 Lavar trying to contact these players via their DMs really isn’t that weird, but him thinking players will forgo college basketball to play in his new league just might be. Good luck to Ball in his search!   Continue reading →

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Bossip Exclusive: New “Millionaire Matchmaker” Candace Smith Talks Finding Dates For Melyssa Ford, Romeo, Chilli, And More

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

What does it take to find a rich, famous, attractive person a match? Hmm… Relationship Coach Candace Smith Talks New Season Of “Millionaire Matchmaker” The Millionaire Matchmaker is getting a bit of new blood this season. Patti’s new Director of Recruiting in attorney, life and relationship coach, and former beauty queen Candace Smith. She joins The Millionaire’s Club after years of working both behind the scenes and in front of the camera in the entertainment industry ON TOP of all her other careers. Now, Candace takes on the challenge of finding dates for highly successful and extremely busy business people and entertainers in the interest of ultimately helping them find love. We caught up with her to see what she feels like it takes to find a true match for the well-known and wealthy: Now you’re a well-educated, very successful former beauty queen. Surely you’re in a relationship yourself? No, not right now. I am single. I was in a relationship last year, but I am a person that always has to consider her non-negotiables — which everyone should. I want to be a mother, and when I brought up the topic of parenthood he said “Well…. maybe .” It was time to move on. What do you say to people who think your single status somehow disqualifies you from matching others? As the saying goes, ‘those who can’t do, teach.’ I guess you could say those who can’t [find a mate], match! Some of the best basketball coaches can’t slam dunk, some of the best acting coaches are not successful actors. I’m naturally a giver — I’ve been life-coaching since I was 21 — so I have always made other people’s lives a priority. I’m sure if I really took the time to take myself on, I could find the best mate. But right now I’m focused on matching others, and I’m okay with that. Why do millionaires and celebs need help finding dates? Aren’t people throwing themselves at them right and left? People that have achieved that level of financial success are typically very busy. They’re traveling the world, they’re in meetings non-stop, so that kind of lifestyle makes our services necessary. So you’re not just matching sugar daddies with gold diggers… No! We pair our millionaires with doctors, lawyers — people who have things going for them. We’re matching successful people with other successful people in order to ensure compatibility and stable, healthy relationships that eventually lead to marriage. That said, Candace also let us know that this season of The Millionaire Matchmaker is the most colorful one yet — “The really took a crayon to the show this season!” Peep an exclusive clip of Patti and Candace tackling the match process for date-hater Melyssa Ford, young player Romeo, and hopeless romantic Chilli, among others: So what general tips do you have for daters looking for “The One”? It’s been said many times before but really take the time to know yourself. So many people dive into dating without stopping to think: • Who am I? • What are my priorities? • What do I want to achieve in my relationship in five years? Ten years? • How important is religion/spirituality? • Do I want kids? Do I mind being a step-parent? • How often do I want my mate with me? Am I okay traveling with them or do I mind them being away from me for long periods of time? • Consider finances If you aren’t on the same page with a person, it’s OKAY to walk away. Do the work [on yourself] and wait for the right one to come along. Don’t keep just grasping for whatever’s available. Nice! Millionaire Matchmaker premieres Sunday, December 7 at 9pm ET on BRAVO. Will you be watching?? Bravo

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A Lil Positivity: Adorable 9-Year-Old Future WNBA Star Jaden Newman Being Recruited By The University Of Miami

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Skinheads, Neo-Nazis & Gang Bangers Protect And Serve: Racism Running Rampant In The U.S. Military

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Racism In The U.S. Military They call it “rahowa” — short for racial holy war — and they are preparing for it by joining the ranks of the world’s fiercest fighting machine, the U.S. military. White racists, neo-Nazis and skinhead groups encourage followers to enlist in the Army and Marine Corps to acquire the skills to overthrow what some call the ZOG — the Zionist Occupation Government. Get in, get trained and get out to brace for the coming race war. If this scenario seems like fantasy or bluster, civil rights organizations take it as deadly serious, especially given recent events. Former U.S. Army soldier Wade Page opened fire with a 9 mm handgun at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on August 5, murdering six people and critically wounding three before killing himself during a shootout with police. The U.S. Defense Department as well has stepped up efforts to purge violent racists from its ranks, earning praise from organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has tracked and exposed hate groups since the 1970s. Page, who was 40, was well known in the white supremacist music scene. In the early 2000s he told academic researcher Pete Simi that he became a neo-Nazi after joining the military in 1992. Fred Lucas, who served with him, said Page openly espoused his racist views until 1998, when he was demoted from sergeant to specialist, discharged and barred from re-enlistment. Experts have identified the presence of street gang members as a more widespread problem. Even so, the Pentagon has launched three major pushes in recent decades to crack down on racist extremists. The first directive was issued in 1986, when Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger ordered military personnel to reject supremacist organizations. That failed to stop former Marine T.J. Leyden, with two-inch SS bolts tattooed above his collar, from serving from 1988 to 1991 while openly supporting neo-Nazi causes. A member of the Hammerskin Nation, a skinhead group, he said he hung a swastika from his locker, taking it down only when his commander politely asked him to ahead of inspections by the commanding general. “We’re very strict on the tattoo policy here within this recruiting station,” said Sergeant Aaron Iskenderian, head of the Army recruiting office in Fayetteville, the Army town next to Fort Bragg. Iskenderian cited the example of a young man who came in recently with a tattoo of the Confederate flag. The potential recruit also told Iskenderian he had a black girlfriend. Iskenderian sent the issue up the chain of command, and the young man was rejected. Academics who study white supremacists say proponents of the “infiltration strategy” of joining the U.S. military have adapted, telling skinheads to deceive military recruiters by letting their hair grow, avoiding or covering tattoos, and suppressing their racist views. For neo-Nazis who get past the screeners, as with the gang members, the military needs a comprehensive strategy, said Carter F. Smith, a former military investigator who is now a professor of criminal justice at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. “They are some of the most disciplined soldiers we have. They really want to learn to shoot those weapons,” Smith said. “The problem wasn’t just that we were opening the floodgates to let them in. We let them out after prosecution or when their time was up and we didn’t let the police know.” SMH at the guy telling them he had a “black girlfriend”… Thoughts on this? Source

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