NBA star to partner with Hemelgarn
03/14/06 While we expect this rumor to become 'fact' this week we have to wonder if the IRL knows what they are getting into with this new team owner.
According to this Channel 7 News article, Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony is featured in an underground DVD that is circulating in his hometown of Baltimore, Md. The DVD is called "Stop Snitching" and shows alleged drug dealers talking about what happens to people who cooperate with the police, and Anthony is standing next to one of them.
He is also seen on the DVD talking about his Olympic bronze medal and saying that he threw it in a lake. The man he stands next to later goes on to tell how he would take care of snitches by "putting a hole in their head."
It's an interesting read on the background of the soon to be newest IRL team co-owner. Is this the kind of guy open wheel racing needs at this juncture? The IRL has already had to live through the Al Unser Jr arrest and jail stories, and the Larry Curry arrest and jail stories.
03/14/06 Rumor has it that Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony will officially announce a partnership with Indianapolis 500-winning team owner Ron Hemelgarn at a press conference on Wednesday, March 15 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.