Phoenix Suns to wear "Los Suns" jerseys, Owner criticizes immigration law

saracat

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Tue May-04-10 07:54 PM
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Phoenix Suns to wear "Los Suns" jerseys, Owner criticizes immigration law

Edited on Tue May-04-10 07:57 PM by saracat

http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/arizona/today/news/local-sports/article.cox?articleId=D9FGAES80&moduleType=apNews

Suns to wear 'Los Suns' jerseys for Game 2, owner criticizes new Arizona immigration law
05-04-2010 04:02 PM MST |By BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (Associated Press) --
The Phoenix Suns will wear "Los Suns" on their jerseys in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, owner Robert Sarver said, "to honor our Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation."

The decision to wear the jerseys on the Cinco de Mayo holiday stems from a law passed by the Arizona Legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer that has drawn widespread criticism from Latino organizations and civil rights groups that say it could lead to racial profiling of Hispanics. President Barack Obama has called the law "misguided."

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kayakjohnny

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Tue May-04-10 08:03 PM
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1. Nice, just found this story too. Thought it was great.

Thanks, saracat.

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City Lights

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Tue May-04-10 08:07 PM
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2. Kudos to Robert Sarver!

:toast:

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TexasObserver

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Tue May-04-10 08:23 PM
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3. recommend

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applegrove

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Tue May-04-10 09:30 PM
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4. Great for them. I hope Steve Nash creams them.

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Tue May-04-10 09:33 PM
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5. If there is one thing I like about Phoenix

It is the Suns.

KJ was a great player and a good leader, Nash the same.

good job Los Suns.

Especially cool that the Spurs were going to try to get their Los Spurs jerseys too.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2010/05/04/20100504phoenix-suns-los-suns-jerseys.html#comments

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Wheezy

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Tue May-04-10 10:08 PM
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6. Gooooo Suns!

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donheld

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Tue May-04-10 10:17 PM
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7. Very cool

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ScreamingMeemie

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Wed May-05-10 10:23 AM
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8. I think it is awesome too, that he let the team decide.

For those who want to say it is just Sarver who made the decision.

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