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New York Knicks president Phil Jacksons labeling of LeBron James business associates as the three-time NBA champions posse touched a nerve with James camp on Monday.I dont care that he talks about LeBron, Maverick Carter told ESPN.com. He could say hes not that good or the greatest in the world as a basketball player. I wouldnt care. Its the word posse and the characterization I take offense to. If he would have said LeBron and his agent, LeBron and his business partners or LeBron and his friends, thats one thing. Yet because youre young and black, he can use that word. Were grown men.Carter, a high school teammate of James, has been involved in James business ventures for more than a decade. He comprises one part of LRMR, the management company founded by James, Carter, Rich Paul and Randy Mims in 2006 that guides the Cleveland Cavaliers superstars career on and off the court.Jackson, in an ESPN.com interview with Jackie MacMullan, made the statement while revisiting James departure from the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014 and what it meant for the tenure of Heat president Pat Riley.It had to hurt when they lost LeBron, Jackson said. That was definitely a slap in the face. But there were a lot of little things that came out of that. When LeBron was playing with the Heat, they went to Cleveland, and he wanted to spend the night. They dont do overnights. Teams just dont. So now [coach Erik] Spoelstra has to text Riley and say, What do I do in this situation? And Pat, who has iron-fist rules, answers, You are on the plane. You are with this team. You cant hold up the whole team because you and your mom and your posse want to spend an extra night in Cleveland.I always thought Pat had this really nice vibe with his guys. But something happened there where it broke down. I do know LeBron likes special treatment. He needs things his way.Carter, citing the recent debate around coded language, said he felt obligated to respond to Jacksons comment. He also tweeted his dismay with the article:Later, Carter posted a second tweet to clarify that he wasnt referring to Jackson as racist.James, 31, is widely considered to have the most successful off-court business enterprise by any athlete since Michael Jordan.In the past several years, James partnership with Carter has resulted in a lifetime contract extension with Nike estimated to be worth nearly $1 billion; the launch of the multimedia company Uninterrupted; profiting in the tens of millions after Beats, in which he was an equity stakeholder, sold to Apple for $3.2 billion; and the cultivation of SpringHill Entertainment, a production company that has paired with Warner Bros. and created several television projects, including The Wall, a high-stakes game show hosted by Chris Hardwick that will premiere on NBC next month.Carter, 35, is based in Los Angeles, where he oversees the entertainment aspects of James off-court interest. Paul, 34, is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and runs Klutch Sports, the sports agency that represents not only James but also his teammates Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith?and?a score of other NBA players including Ben Simmons, the 2016 No. 1 NBA draft pick by Philadelphia. Mims, 41, is the executive administrator of player programs and logistics for the Cavs.As for Jacksons claim of special treatment for James, the Heat did stay in Cleveland following their game against the Cavaliers once while James was a member of the Miami franchise in order to go as a team to his house for Thanksgiving dinner the next day. Walter Payton Youth Jersey . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. Roquan Smith Bears Jersey . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. 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You need power, you need control, you need to be smooth, you have to be present and then leap.Part 2As long as the spikes are on the barrier, youre good. The scary situation is when you overshoot the barrier a little bit and just your heel catches it. The heel doesnt have any of the metal spikes sticking out, so all of that grip really comes from the four or five metal spikes on the forefoot of your spike plate.Part 3Ive found that whether I hit the barrier on the front side or on top or the farside of it, as long as my spikes are touching it, I can adapt. Typically I shoot to probably hit the top of it, but I think as long as my heel isnt the first thing to touch it then Im in business. Then Im ok.Part 4Im lucky that I can jump off the barrier with either leg. Typically an athlete has a leg that they prefer, but from the very first time I tried it, both legs came naturally to me. Thats a good quality to have just because of the traffic approaching a barrier. If you have a leg that is favored sometimes it can be a little bit difficult to guarantee that that leg will be the one that you jump off of. So I switch both legs and dont have a leg that I prefer, and I couldnt even tell you which leg I land on more than the other.Part 5When Im trying to protect myself in the air from the carnage happening in the water jump, sometimes Ive had to change my trajectory mid-air. I see someone has fallen in front of me and I have to use my foot in to press off the barrier a little bit more to one side of my foot to try and change my angle off the barrier to avoid the person who is down in the water in front of me. So sometimes its pushing off a little bit more on one angle, pushing off a little bit more on the inside of my foot or pushing off a little bit more on the outside to change the launch angle off the barrier. And other times its just making sure that your elbows are out, making sure no one is going to crash in on you.ddddddddddddPart 6I dont know my launch angle. Ive never sat down and really studied with video analysis and looked over the perfect launch angle. Its important to have power coming off of it, so athletes stay pretty compressed and pretty low and some athletes fly pretty high. I think each athlete has their sweet spot, and I cant even really articulate what mine is -- it just feels very normal to me.Part 7Beginner steeplechasers are often a little intimidated and they come off the water jump and they land with two feet which completely stops any forward momentum built from propelling off the jump. Thats what I would say is the biggest mistake that beginners do -- and they know its a mistake and they arent trying to land with two feet. So definitely try to land on one foot in stride.Part 8The ideal way to land the water jump is to land with one foot first and then another foot to be able to kind of run out of the water. I think a lot of people who land two feet lose so much time. So make sure youre able to land with one foot and then the other in a running motion.Part 9When not fatigued, its possible in practice to clear the water jump, but in a race scenario its nearly impossible and not very practical to clear the water jump. For fun in practice Ive probably done it once or twice and it takes a lot of effort, so its not practical for a race.Part 10Dont be intimidated by the water jump: Its what makes the steeplechase interesting. Really approach it with excitement and energy and try to be as smooth and as controlled as possible in the approach, in the air, in the landing. Thats really important. I think a lot of people overthink technical aspects of it and sometimes people might practice with specific markers or specific metrics in mind. But I think whats important is to find a rhythm that feels right with your body. Prev NextThe water jump plays a huge role in the race -- mainly because thats where a lot of the chaos happens. Thats when people trip and fall and big moves are made.Emma Coburn ' ' '