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HOUSTON -- The moment he heard the question, Draymond Green was ready.He didnt hide from it. He answered with honesty and reflection.Sunday morning, Green, the power forward for Team USA and the Golden State Warriors, published a picture of his penis on Snapchat and took it down after about 10 minutes. The picture wasnt meant for everybody, but by pushing the wrong button, everybody could see it.Green apologized and said he hopes this will mature him as a man and basketball player.This summer, Green has done plenty of apologizing.In June, he apologized for being suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals for punching LeBron James in the groin, an act that came one series after Green was shown kicking Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams in the groin during the Western Conference finals.Green apologized again earlier this month, for allegedly slapping a Michigan State football player, forcing Green to reach a plea deal to avoid jail time. And just when things were getting quiet, Green finds himself involved in another fiasco, this time on social media.He wasnt arrested. Hes not under any investigation. Hes not facing another suspension. But he made another mistake.After he took the inappropriate picture down, Green posted on Twitter that he was hacked:Hacked..... Cant win right now- Draymond Green (@Money23Green) July 31, 2016However, when Green spoke with reporters Sunday afternoon after Team USAs practice in Houston, he didnt mention anything about his account being hacked, just about putting this latest misstep into perspective.?Theres so many things going on in my world for me to sit and complain [that] I cant catch a break, Green said.For me to sit here [and say] I cant catch a break [for getting] suspended for a game in the Finals or I cant catch a break for this situation, Im living my dreams, Im playing in the Olympics.To say I cant catch a break, I think thats disrespectful for everybody. How many people get to live their dreams? Im not going to sit here and throw myself a pity party and say I cant catch a break. Im fine. I get to joke around with these guys all day and get to do what I love for my country. Im fine. Im fine.Green burst onto the scene as the underdog, undersized power forward with a physical, loud, skillful brand of basketball that is a joy to watch. But his off-the-court issues are slowly starting to precede his reputation as an NBA All-Star and champion.Being suspended is one thing. A dust-up at a bar is another. Now this.I didnt get a call [about the Snapchat post]. I figured it out pretty quick, he said. In this world, quick aint quick enough. Once its out, its out. I thought I reacted pretty quick. I saw those screen shots and quick aint quick enough in this world.Green is an intelligent person. Hes socially aware of whats going on; he was one of several players to receive questions about the Black Lives Matter movement during Sundays media session. So Green is not just some basketball player simply counting his checks. The world means something to him and he presents himself as wanting to make a difference.Yet mistakes will occur.Scrutiny in everything he does comes to the forefront and he doesnt hide from it.This is what I asked for, though, Green said. I asked to be in this position; I worked to be in this position, and it comes with the territory.I truly believe we all go through points in our life that help propel us to the next level. Im at the stage right now where all this stuff will help propel me to the next level as a basketball player, but more importantly as a man. I dont live my life with regrets. I apologize for the situation. Its clearly not what I was trying to do. 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With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. The buzz surrounding Bangladeshs two-match Test series against England is yet to wear off but the decoration at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, the home of Bangladesh cricket, has already changed to T20 colours. This was inevitable due to the schedule but the quick shift of attention on this occasion seemed jarring.Thats because arguably for the first time since their inaugural Test 16 years ago, Bangladesh has been competitive in a Test series against a major team. The 1-1 result could have been even better for the home side had they overcome tight corners in the Chittagong Test but in Dhaka, they finally beat a team ranked much higher than them.While the players involved will enjoy at least couple of days off, they will soon return to the hectic world of the Bangladesh Premier League, which is designed to swallow up attention spans, airwaves and column inches in the country. The win over England, a seminal moment in Bangladeshs cricket, will not be given the rightful time to sink in, and be reflected upon.The general apathy towards Test cricket has been around for a very long time, and much of it is due to better results in ODI, which was already a format highly relatable with the public due to Bangladeshs historic proclivity towards one-day cricket.It has also partly caused a disconnect between the BCBs protection of Test status and its efforts to keep Tests as the primary format for the Bangladesh team. The BCB has vehemently opposed the idea of a two-tier Test system, and whenever discussions surrounding this proposal have come up, the board has successfully wiggled out of it.In early 2014 a working group of the Finance & Commercial Affairs committee of the ICC proposed that teams ranked Nos. 9 and 10 (Bangladesh at the time) play in the Intercontinental Cup from 2015, but it was an idea that was ultimately shelved along with many other proposals of the Big Three era. The BCB also opposed the two-tier structure, which was discussed this year at the ICC, and ultimately prevailed after the plan was shelved once again. But its opposition in board meetings hasnt necessarily contributed to an attitude towards giving the team more Tests.The latest gap, which lasted more than 14 months, was the teams longest period without a Test match. While it is true that Australia postponed their two-Test series in October 2015 due to security fears, and Bangladeshs first-ever Test in India was moved from August this year to February 2017, the BCB also shelved plans to play Tests against Zimbabwe in November last year, January this year and even after the World T20 in March.Scheduling around the Under-19 World Cup was given as one of the reasons for the postponement of hosting Zimbabwe but the BCB generally prefers to play the format of the ICC event in the lead-up. So after playing three ODIs and two T20s against Zimbabwe in November last year, Bangladesh played against the same opposition in four more T20s in January so that they were in the groove for the subsequent Asia Cup and World T20.Previously, Bangladeshs longest stretch without a Test was exactly 14 months (from June 4 2010 to August 4 2011), while there have also been gaps of 13 (once), seven (twice) aand six months (three times).dddddddddddd Before the 2007 and 2011 World Cups, Bangladesh put all their focus on ODIs, which for the first instance was reasonable because they had a poor 2003 tournament in South Africa. But ahead of the 2011 World Cup at home, postponed Tests against New Zealand were hardly given a thought because of a 4-0 victory in the ODIs.Most teams schedule more ODIs before a 50-over World Cup but Bangladeshs focus shifted away from Tests in 2000 - when they gained Full Member status - to ODIs by 2006 mostly due to the lack of progress in the longer format during this period. Their only series win was against Zimbabwe at home in 2005, and only after they had lost most of their top players, and the next wins came against a third-rate West Indies side in 2009. Beating Zimbabwe in Harare back in 2013 was perhaps their most well-earned win, given how they had to bounce back from a massive defeat in the previous game; another notch in their belt was drawing against Sri Lanka in Galle that same year. But these are slim pickings for a Test nation that promised much in the beginning.What has also been frustrating of late is the absence of A-team tours, which has disappointed many in the Bangladesh team management. If they had been arranged, then Test specialists like Mominul Haque and Taijul Islam could have been in touch with top-quality cricket. Instead, they had to rely on long net sessions and some domestic first-class matches in the build-up for England.Even for the Test series against New Zealand, Bangladeshs preparation would entail four weeks of BPL followed by a ten-day camp in Sydney and then three ODIs and three T20s in New Zealand. Then they play the one-off Test against India after which a tour of Sri Lanka with Tests and ODIs is also being discussed before they head into the Champions Trophy. Even afterwards, there will be a push for ODIs as they would also like to ensure automatic qualification to the 2019 World Cup, though the BCB president Nazmul Hassan has suggested that is already within their grasp.Bangladesh cricket has a lot on its plate in 2017, with more focus on ICC events like the World T20s as well as in the home front where the BCB elections are knocking at the door. Test cricket will continue to have less attention but if they are really interested to get better at it, perhaps proper succession planning is the answer. It should include four-day matches against Afghanistan and Ireland, which sounds unsexy but even if Bangladesh A play the games, they would get opposition that is better than the fare at the domestic level.The talk of two-tier Test cricket will not die down any time soon so if Bangladesh wants to keep itself relevant as a Test-playing nation, focusing solely on keeping their status wont be enough. Playing more Tests gives them more chance of winning, which would in turn make them more watchable and commercially viable as a cricket nation. The win against England should not be treated as an exception; it is a firm stepping stone for Bangladesh towards greater progress. Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL Autographed Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Camo China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 ' ' '

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