Comments on: Durant's Gold Medal performance less magic, more an omen

By: Tom Merritt

Tom Merritt — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:36:34 +0000

I just want to take my hat off to Kevin Durrant!! Not only is he a tremendous talent but I am even more impressed by his humility. This guy has it all going on and is the complete package. I wish him tremendous success and an injury free career. We need more elite athletes like Kevin!!

By: KT

KT — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:42:54 +0000

Yep, they were booing the president of Turkey, not the USA basketball team. In fact, the Turks were standing at attention when the US anthem played in accordance with their customs regarding anthems.
You rush to judgement too quickly without understanding what is happening.

By: Victor Xavier

Victor Xavier — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:05:40 +0000

I’m from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.. and, i came here to see what your press is telling about the great victory at the world-championship… i read the article, than.. i read the comments… why are you always think that, all envolving u.s.a, is about politics or war? Why don’t you just read and comment like others people around the world?
Why dont you always have to auto-promote, the richest/rich (i dont remeber how to correctly write the word), and power, from your country? Everyone knows about that… but.. why dont you cant only comment aboute the amazing sport thaT basketball is?

By: Arturas

Arturas — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:36:16 +0000

They booed at their government people, but not at Americans and their anthem. It just happened so, that their prime minister walked into the field as the American Anthem was playing.. so don’t be so angry on them every country hates their government people
P.S. I’m not a Muslim )

By: JPerz

JPerz — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:17:31 +0000

Idtiot indeed. #1 American is everyone who is born between Alaska and Argentina, America is a continent not a country. #2 Right now US is trying to impose freedom in an Islamic country, What kind of freedom us that if you don’t have another choice? They were booing with a good reason based in their situation right now. These countries like Turkey, Serbia and some others live in a very though enviroment and sports is like a window for them to relieve a little. Therefore sports means a lot more for them than for us.

By: Cannon510

Cannon510 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:52:05 +0000

Doug we’re lucky to live in the richest and most powerful country in the world. One of the problems in having our military occupying other countries and killing people is that people in other countries might think we’re dicks and boo us. It’s kinda like how people hate the Yankees and Lakers.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:05:51 +0000

You’re an idiot. I had more I was going to type, but I’ll leave it there. How do I argue with someone who typed “Freedomphobic” with a total lack of irony.

By: Doug1015

Doug1015 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:11:30 +0000

If you watched the medal ceremony, did anyone hear how the crowd who are muslims, booed the USA team and the National Anthem when it played. And they call us islamicphobics….I would say they are Americanphobic or Freedomphobic. If that game had been played in the USA and a Muslim country would have won (i know, just saying) and if we would have booed their team and national athem, the whole islamic world and liberals would have started yelling and chanting anti-american crap. What a bunch of HYPOCRITES!!!!