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Message: [QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1991795"] He's not. The media has to freakin' sensationalize everything, though, so mundane comments become huge news because they're a bunch of drama queens. For instance, there is nothing racially offensive about the use of the word 'posse' in the context Phil used it in or in any other context, for that matter. It might have been a slight directed at his 'business partners' (very few of whom are legitimate business owners/partners) but it certainly wasn't racially motivated. Yet, the media ran with it, especially after LeBron's asinine comments, because it made for a good story. In this instance, Phil said when Melo holds the ball longer than 2 seconds, the Knicks don't finish the possession with shots as good as they would be otherwise (or something to that effect). He wasn't outright calling Melo a ballhog by any stretch, but that's how the media is going to portray it going forward. It's gross. [/QUOTE]