Josh Howard, a native of Winston-Salem and former player for Winston-Salem's very own Wake Forest University, got a front page going-over in the Greensboro News & Record because his foundation is the name sponsor of a scholastic basketball tournament being held in the Greensboro Coliseum. Essentially the article points out that Howard's been in some trouble of late and points out that due to his recent behavior it may not be the best idea to have his name attached to the tournament for high school players.
The article also quotes the tournament organizer as saying that Howard's foundation came to them about sponsoring the event, not vice versa as is normal. Clearly the implication is that Howard is trying to repair his tainted image. Well, duh. What's he supposed to do, go out and smoke a joint while driving 120 MPH down I-40 and blasting a recording of Jeremiah Wright's infamous "God damn America" speech? Of course he's going to try and repair his image, and if it means sponsoring a tournament then I guess that's what he's going to do. Should the tournament have taken the money? Maybe not, but I also don't think it's the end of the world. Howard's behavior has clearly been stupid, but he hasn't hurt anyone other than himself that I know of.
On his blog the News & Record's editor discusses the decision to carry the story on the front page. Personally I think it's a story for the front page of the sports section at most.
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