Nash Leaving Suns Nov 15 for Politics?

Mr. Sun · Post #1 » by **Mr. Sun** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:09 am

A mere week into the 2010 NBA campaign and the Phoenix Suns' season hopes have been annihilated for this year and many years to come. Superstar point guard Steve Nash has informed Suns management he's leaving the team permanently November 15 to pursue a political career in his native Canada.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2010-11- ... -politics/

Rubbish if you ask me :lol:

YouTube · Post #2 » by **Kerrsed** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:19 am

SUN · Post #3 » by **SUN** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:40 am

WHAT THE HELL.

SUN · Post #4 » by **SUN** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:44 am

He actually does this I'll lose 100% respect for him. I will. He's leaving because of Amar'e.. boo-fu*cing hoo.

JJ13 · Post #5 » by **JJ13** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:50 am

Nobody freak out...it is a joke...the writer of the article is known for these hoaxes, see editors note:

Editor's note: Barry Friedman was a New Times columnist for more than six years, and in that time perpetrated a number of memorable hoaxes. His latest and possibly greatest, which he wrote under the pseudonym Manfried Barry, claimed gold had been discovered under the Scottsdale Galleria; national headlines ensued. Friedman has written material for comedians ranging from Phyllis Diller to Jay Leno and is a former staff writer for The Arsenio Hall Show. He's currently co-writing the bizarre syndicated science show Beakman's World for Columbia Pictures/TV.

RocPHX · Post #6 » by **RocPHX** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:52 am

I almost died.

Nando88 · Post #7 » by **Nando88** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 2:33 am

he better not! i got tickets to the nuggets game on the 15th!

YouTube · Post #8 » by **Kerrsed** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 3:11 am

Steve Nash is not leaving the NBA to enter Canadian politics.
A story appears at Phoenixnewtimes.com that says he's leaving the NBA, but it is simply a hoax, according to Suns beat writer Paul Coro via Twitter.

raff · Post #9 » by **raff** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 4:00 am

Pretty sick joke.

Anyway, I couldn't imagine Nash doing this anyway.

Post #10 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 5:14 am

LOL the guy has a contract with the Suns. You can't just pick up and leave.

YouTube · Post #11 » by **Kerrsed** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 5:33 am

lilfishi22 wrote:LOL the guy has a contract with the Suns. You can't just pick up and leave.

For retirement, it has happened before.

YFZblu · Post #12 » by **YFZblu** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 5:52 am

lilfishi22 wrote:LOL the guy has a contract with the Suns. You can't just pick up and leave.

Yes, he can.

Anyway, I'm surprised anyone believed this. Even if it was a reputable author, it turns pretty corny when the article suggests that Lon Babby was "weeping uncontrollably".

BurningHeart · Post #13 » by **BurningHeart** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 6:01 am

How stupid.

DRK · Post #14 » by **DRK** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 12:48 pm

Read this in the middle of my English class. Almost fell out of my chair. Lucky the teacher didnt see.

Glad to hear its only a joke.

Post #15 » by **Miklo** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:29 pm

Stupid. What kind of journalistic integrity is trying to get other news sources to pick up a fake story?? It's one thing to do something and then at the end of the article be like "just kidding", but to actually aim for legit news sources to pick it up is really underhanded.

Post #16 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 4, 2010 1:42 pm

April fools is in April.

Gorilla Warfare · Post #17 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Fri Nov 5, 2010 12:36 am

Nash said today "although I plan on becoming Prime Minister, I'm not going to do that until I'm finished with basketball". It's fake, the writer used to write for comedy tv shows and websites.

Now that Nash is aware, be on the look out for him to announce his fake retirement on that date, he's funny enough to do that.