I have a friend in the media business that we lovingly call “Zeus” because he is both mystical and an a Golden State Warriors fan.
He tipped me off to this a few minutes ago.
Look at this video closely. You will see Dwyane Wade and Doris Burke and those magicians we always see during the college season performing at halftime at Gampel and XL Center.
And near the end, in a pink jacket at the 34-second mark., imploring Wade to move, with blond hair, is……..
Kelley Hardwick. She is working the NBA Finals, as we suspected.
Not a bad assignment.
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Wow! An NBA security official actually working at an N B A Game !! This is hardcore Journalism. Keep up the detective work John. Were there referees at the game too?
Oh Shite – she is beyond ugly…butt ugly even.
What a ridiculous & unnecessary comment!
Moe: Some people would call that a promotion. What’s this prejudice you have against men’s basketball?
I assume there was a point to Mr Altavilla’s comment about Ms Hardwick’s job-but for the life of me I can’t guess what it is from his empty prose. Perhaps he is merely throwing out the line, and now that we are enraptured by his mysterious words, he will enlighten us in a future news report.
I’m just positive he isn’t as daft as to be saying that Ms. Hardwick should shut up, stop making trouble for great guys like Geno, take her boss’s damn orders, be glad she even getting paid at all even if it is at a lower pay scale than guys–who deserve more money–becuase of that thing only they have, and be damn happy she has this great opportunity to work in Men’s pro sports–even though she is a mere dame. John Kennedy
That’s what he is saying..and he is right..she is lucky she ain’t working WNBA games in Alabama
Yeah, like you wouldn’t have tried to keep Marilyn Monroe from getting a good job.
Fortunately she’s was working in a safe place, away from the Kissing Bandit…
I think he’s pointing out that despite her dust-up with Geno she obviously has a solid enough track record to not only continue working, but to work the NBA finals.
Moe… with the ammount of press this woman is getting, perhaps there is something to be read (between the lines) in the fact that she is working a high profile event.
Good analysis guys!
And..did Mr. Altavilla even look at the d… video? I challenge anyone to hear Hardwick say anything, let alone be heard to “implore” anyone to do anything.
The most that any fair minded person could say from interpreting her visual actions is that, as the player turns to leave–on his own volition–she is seen guiding him in a safe direction to the exit–and–perhaps also– forming a protective line by her body position and outstretched arms for him with the crowd. Seems to me she is actually doing what I expect is her job–not “imploring”. Looks very much like what we see secret service officer’s do in similar situations.
Empty prose is one thing-nonsense entirely another..Give me a break Altavilla.
But..golly; thanks so much for pointing out Hardwick’s “pink jacket” and “blond hair” and, I guess, how weird that all is–I mean…a black woman with “blond hair”. Ho. Ho. Ho. such comedy. Next for Altavilla is the Johnny Carson show–oh, too bad, too late for that. Kennedy
Is it possible that the references to “blond hair” and “pink jacket” were mentioned to assist the viewers in identifying the woman in the video? Where is the harm in that? Her appearance in the video is so brief that I actually found it helpful.
I wouldn’t have voted for you in 1960, by the way.
JFK, listen to me, calm down..take a break…
the video is there to show people that she is well-taken care of, not looking for work, in a good place and a respected position.
JFK: You have just confirmed my thought about you. You live in the past. The Carson show is no longer on, you know. Think Leno
The plaintiff’s lawsuit has two parts: First, it asserts that Geno is solely responsible for her reassignment from providing security to the USA Women’s Basketball team in London and the reassignment was in retaliation for the alleged event in Russia: and second, that the NBA has failed to promote and pay her because of her gender and the NBA has failed to assign her to the type of events that would lead to her career advancement (she asserts those top assignments going to her male counterparts).
Won’t speak for John A, but it seems that the fact that she is providing security for the Heat in the NBA Finals (does the NBA have a more high profile event) is relevant to her credibility and her potential damages. It certainly isn’t dispositive of any of the claims in the lawsuit and I haven’s read where John A suggests that it is. But it’s certainly relevant to some of her claims against the NBA and is relevant in the sense that it gives us more information about a person we know very little about and who has levied very serious charges against Geno.
You can’t be that stupid. Her assignment at the finals started 1 day after she filed her Lawsuit. You would have a point if she worked the NBA Finals BEFORE the lawsuit. Sort of Like Barack hiring Hillary, keep your friends close and your enemies closer!
You idiot!…you. haven’t a clue of what you speak of!..Ms.Hardwick has been working the NBA and finals for 10 years STUPID!
So lets get this right. She was removed from the Olympics due to poor job performance. So, they put her on the security detail to protect David Stern, the Commissioner of the NBA? We are supposed to believe they would risk his well being by putting a low performer on his security staff? Hmmmm…..doubtful.
So, are you suggesting then that the only plausible explanation for her reassignment is what she has alleged in the complaint? That doesn’t follow. BTW, USA Basketball has not denied that it requested her reassignment, saying that the reason is not Geno Auriemma. We’ll have to wait and hear the reason(s) for her reassignment.
Since they are defendants…did you expect them to admit guilt? how long have you been hearing the voices in your head.
Nice ad hominem attack. You don’t like the response and so you attack the responder. More illogical responses.
Non effective use of a big term. My point was not the voices in your head, it was the fact that they are defendants and it is crazy to think they would say “we removed her because Geno made us”.
So, everything the plaintiff asserts is to be believed because it’s not motivated by self-interest and everything the defendants assert is not to be believed because it’s motivated by self-interest. Thanks. I get it now.
You idiot!…you haven’t a clue of what you speak of!! Ms.Hardwick has been working with the NBA and the finals for 10years STUPID!
Moe, please tell, where are Larry and Curly. Let them come out and play, too.
JC, etc:
If Altavilla was really talking about matters that were related–if not dispositive of–the Hardwick lawsuits ( against Geno and the NBA) why didn’t he have the courage to say that? Instead, he clearly just threw out insulting and demeaning insinuations: ie: “implored to move”; “blond hair”, “pink jacket”, “not a bad assignment”. Why else mention any of those things??. This all was hidden behind the ruse of a news report. So, why? Obviously, to some how lower this women’s esteem in his reader’s eyes.
He simply seems to be running interference for someone he knows, likely believes in even, and feels some sympathy for being wronged. Those beliefs are actually quite laudable, certainly from a friend (–maybe not so great as a news reporter), and maybe he is even correct about that person. But..throwing a little mud on someone ain’t so wonderful, especially when they have the power of the press at their disposal. Maybe the Courant thinks this is the job they hired him to do–maybe not. We will all see in due time who did and said what, who is telling the truth; but not by Altavilla’s silly–and biased–”reporting”, I think. (I’m done.) Kennedy
The War on Women is alive and Well. Clearly JA has a Romney bumper sticker on his car.
Did your daughter go to Harvard, Moe?
Yes
John A did a story based on an interview with the plaintiff’s lawyer and gave him a one-sided opportunity to make his client’s case. That doesn’t sound like silly and biased reporting.
I don’t understand why descriptions that assist in identifying a person in a video are demeaning and insulting but believe what you wish.
JC, here is your Romney bumper sticker
I get it. There’s no sticking to debating what we know about the case. The overriding theme here is to attack John A., make ad hominem attacks on those whose posts you don’t like, and make political assumptions about those whose posts you don’t like. Trying to post reasoned thoughts on this case on this forum is, to use an old biblical phrase, truly “pearls before swine.” Carry on.
Fair enough. Let me summarize my concern ( while asserting Geno is presumed and could very well be Innocent!). Most of the Geno supporters here are saying “No way he did it”, without allowing for a review of the facts/evidence. So I guess they are guilty of what you are accusing me of. Peace
J.K., you said:
“Instead, he clearly just threw out insulting and demeaning insinuations: ie: “implored to move”; “blond hair”, “pink jacket”, “not a bad assignment”. ”
Really?…. the knots you must tie yourself into to practice your brand of twisted logic.
Please professor, instruct us.
Please explain how you arrived to call the above noted words and phrases (two of the four are merely simple statements of fact) are “insulting and demeaning insinuations”.
Get a grip.
So what if people want to say “no way Geno did this.” They’re not members of the jury; they have no obligation to remain impartial. If that attitude helps them get through the emotional shock and disappointment from hearing the news, then who are we to judge. Regardless of the truth about what happened, news of the complaint was shocking and disappointing on many levels.
I practiced law for many years and have seen cases in which plaintiffs have lied and have seen cases in which defendants have lied. Justice prevails many times, but not always. But I’m also human and a fan of Geno and the program. I was admittedly heartened to hear so many (Jacobs, DiMauro, Scott Gray, Rebecca, Voepel) say that they’ve never witnessed or heard about any such act by Geno in the 20+ years they’ve known and been around him. Does that mean he didn’t do what is alleged? No, of course not. Does it make it something that would be out of character for him? Sounds like it. The case will play out through the court and we’ll likely learn more of the facts over time. But let’s not start telling people how they should feel about what’s alleged or how or what they should feel or believe about Geno himself. That’s their right. If they’re proven wrong, then so be it. You can then fill this forum with a thousand “I told yous” and somehow I believe you’ll do just that.
So to summarize the independent people ( Not Friends of Geno ) are not allowed to express how they feel if you disagree with their viewpoint. Got it. Thanks again for making My point Counselor.
Show me where I’ve told someone not to express how they feel about this case. My posts have consisted of offering up a possible explanation for why John A used physical descriptors of the plaintiff in his blog with the video. I also told the poster who objected to those descriptors that if he wanted to believe they were insulting, he was free to believe that but I viewed them differently. A difference of opinion.
Let’s see; what else? Oh, I offered up an explanation for why it might be relevant to readers that the plaintiff is working the NBA finals. People are free to interpret John A’s blog as they wish but I for one found it relevant. It bears some relevance to some of the claims in her case, even if it was an assignment by the NBA in response to her complaint. It’s still relevant, perhaps more so because of the timing.
What else? Oh, I posted that both parties to lawsuits are motivated by self-interest, something that one of your posts, by implication, failed to recognize.
So, point to one post where I told someone who doesn’t believe Geno that they’ve no right to feel that way?
I’ll add one more comment and then I’ll be done. There are some whose thoughts are governed by emotion (love or hatred for Geno) and there are those whose response appears to be governed by an objective review of the complaint, the law as it is understood, and the facts, both alleged and established. I’m not interested in discussing the case on this forum with those who are viewing it emotionally because there’s no point. I assumed you were part of the latter category but I guess not. That’s okay.
We finally agree…Have a good day. Peace.
Oh Moe.
Oh the Irony.
Remember this?
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Moe says:
2012/06/14 at 5:23 pm
Exactly so let the case work itself out..until then…keep quiet.
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your idiot is showing.
Mr.Altavilla: Keep up the good work–I appreciate it.
By the way thanks for the heads up description of Ms. Hardwick in the video. I would have had to watch it several times to see her.
Should have added Nappy.
Get a grip
This is highly doubtful, there is NO proof that Geno was even in Russia, I don’t even remember that event.
Actually, there is a record of the trip at the USA Basketball site, including photos of the games. The USA Team played 3 games and included 4 former UConn players (Swin, Sue, Renee and Tina) and 5 players who are currently on the Olympic team. Also, Asjha played in the tournament but for one of the opponents (her Russian club team).
But there is no proof those dates coincide with this supposed incident. And even if he did do what she says he do, it was So long ago. He does good work, let it go.
Can someone give Moe a chill pill please?
Civil Rights Laws says that the complaint cannot be reassigned. If they both work for the same organization. So, I assume, that since her complaint is against the NBA–they must give her an equal or better position.
Since Geno is only offered as an extenton of the NBA complaint and he is the Olympic Head Coach–he cannot be reassigned by the NBA or USAB–her assignment durng these times are equal or better than accompanying the Olympic Team.
Typically if they are co workers she could not have been reassigned the coworker would have been reassigned to a different location and different job if need be. This is all before any authority has any view of the actual complaints or any judicial procedure. American laws are just so superbly fair–it says so in the fine print.
Innocent until proven guilty–is a myth in the USA. It is not a legal concept–a movie concept, a TV concept, but not legal. The facts are you are guilty until you prove you are innocent.
That is unless the media convicts you first–then you are SCR__ed. Nothing can save you. That’s the American WAY!!!
John: Darned if you do darned if you don’t. Geno fans will think you are hanging him out to dry.And Because you are of the same origin nationality as Geno, you want to distance yourself from him
Anti-Geno fans will think you are covering for him. And You are Anti-Hardwick. The mis understood minority who you are dissing because of her gender Because of your Nationality of origin you are covering for a pizzon(?)
Reporting about people in the news is suspect by both the Geno and Anti-Geno groups.
Unwanted sexual advances can be rebuffed by saying “no”, end of story. Mushing someone’s face shows animus toward the perceived offender way beyond the usual umbrage associated with such an event.
There is no way Geno committed this. If he did he should he should check in to a psych ward for a complete evaluation. There isn’t enough liquor in this world to make me put an advance on this “woman?”
All you have to do is take one quick glance at Kelley Hardwick’s ugly face to know that (s)he is lying.
Geno wanted some brown sugar, but shut Avery wasn’t haven’t it! Next!
I meant Shug Avery!
Chris, I doubt Geno’s guilty of these charges. But at least he now knows that not every “brown sugar” is sweet. This one is sour!
I’ll bet you a million bucks that is not Kelley Hardwick. Yes, the woman in the video is an African American women with short hard dyed blonde but I’ll bet it’s not Hardwick. If John Altavilla can get an NBA official and/or Hardwick herself to verify then I’d believe it but the woman in the video looks shorter and a little heavier, has a darker skin tone and a different shade of blond than Hardwick. That’s just my opinion.
That’s “short hair”