Re: Lewis & Drugs

[Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

The thing that burns me up is Lewis was my favorite player. I still haven't
seen a stop and pop shot such as his, he could stop on a dime off a hard
drive. He was becoming a monumental talent, it's as sad today as the day he
passed on. He had great on court demeanor and a contagious smile.

At 11:49 AM 6/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I don't much like the widow Lewis, who is grasping or
>self-righteous in a blind way, and has succeeded in
>ruining her husband's good name.  I doubt it's as much
>about money as about spite and vengeance.  As for her
>not knowing, women believe what they want to believe, 
>but everyone knew that Reggie was a party guy.  A
>friend of mine who went to Northeastern saw him
>smoking a joint at a party as plain as day.  As for
>coke, better men than Reggie have indulged and lived
>to say they're sorry on Barbara Walters without having
>to pay for it with their lives.
>
>--- Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>> I have no compassion for any drug users of any kind
>> and for Mrs. Lewis to
>> try to milk money from insurance is wrong. If the
>> Celtic organization
>> coughs up some dough, so be it. It is to bad that
>> Lewis and his wife put
>> the Celtics and their family through this mess. If
>> indeed she did know, and
>> what wife wouldn't? There are those not Reggie's
>> skills that have done more
>> as citizens and will certainly continue past their
>> twenties.
>> 
>> >Whether Reggie Lewis used cocaine does not mean he
>> is a dispicable human
>> >being, for he did far too many good deeds in his
>> short time on this planet
>> >than do most athletes.  But for you to say that you
>> don't feel sorry for a
>> >family who has obviously suffered from his death is
>> just plain cold and
>> >heartless.
>> >
>> >Reggie's widow is doing some wrong things, but she
>> still deserves empathy
>> >for having lost her husband.  None of us have been
>> in her situation, to the
>> >best of my knowledge, so who are we to judge?  It
>> is fine to have an opinion
>> >Dan, but I'm not terribly impressed with your
>> expression.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> 
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