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| Snoop Lion throwing down at the Bakers press conference earlier today. |
By Faith Popcorn
Bakers PR Maven
BAKERVILLE—In a swift, aggressive move, the 12th Avenue Bakers filed a formal complaint with the NFFA, and a lawsuit seeking to void the new coaching contract Ray Lewis signed with the defending champion Corsairs. Bakers owner QCurl Sharif spoke at a hastily called press conference on the front steps of the Cherry Bomb Café, with head coach Snoop Lion. Sharif addressed what he believed to be key issues.
"Ray has always been a Baker in his heart, but we all know this is a business, and I was happy for him — and Mojo D — when the Corsairs won the trophy and closed out his career," Sharif said, holding a photograph of the two men murdered in the Atlanta melee years ago when Lewis was a prime suspect in the investigation. "These two men, Shorty and Derby, paid the ultimate price for crossing Ray Ray, and though he was not convicted, he confided his role in that night with me.
"A friend of the Bakers in Atlanta agreed to burn the clothes that Ray and his driver had thrown in the dumpster as they left the scene of the fight behind the Cobalt Lounge — which I happen to own. After the trial, Ray agreed with me in principle on a few items, and signed a contract with the Bakers that would take effect immediately upon his official retirement. He signed it, with our attornies present, to say 'thank you' for our part in his acquittal. Those items, while sensitive, revolve primarily around procurement. He would, and the Bakers consider him, Director of Procurement — effective immediately. The contract with the Corsairs is null and void."
As the two waved off questions to go back inside The Bomb, several shots rang out, seemingly from the direction of Sevier Park. As undercover uniformed officers alike ran toward the sound, the coach pushed his owner through the front doors, before taking the microphone as some onlookers remained flat on the ground.
"Get your ass home Ray ... this ain't Compton, or Baltimore for that matter. QCurl ain't Tupac — so don't make us get real up in here," Lion said. He then ran in a zig-zag motion around the side of the club, where he was seen jumping into a car with two unidentified men.
"Ray has always been a Baker in his heart, but we all know this is a business, and I was happy for him — and Mojo D — when the Corsairs won the trophy and closed out his career," Sharif said, holding a photograph of the two men murdered in the Atlanta melee years ago when Lewis was a prime suspect in the investigation. "These two men, Shorty and Derby, paid the ultimate price for crossing Ray Ray, and though he was not convicted, he confided his role in that night with me.
"A friend of the Bakers in Atlanta agreed to burn the clothes that Ray and his driver had thrown in the dumpster as they left the scene of the fight behind the Cobalt Lounge — which I happen to own. After the trial, Ray agreed with me in principle on a few items, and signed a contract with the Bakers that would take effect immediately upon his official retirement. He signed it, with our attornies present, to say 'thank you' for our part in his acquittal. Those items, while sensitive, revolve primarily around procurement. He would, and the Bakers consider him, Director of Procurement — effective immediately. The contract with the Corsairs is null and void."
As the two waved off questions to go back inside The Bomb, several shots rang out, seemingly from the direction of Sevier Park. As undercover uniformed officers alike ran toward the sound, the coach pushed his owner through the front doors, before taking the microphone as some onlookers remained flat on the ground.
"Get your ass home Ray ... this ain't Compton, or Baltimore for that matter. QCurl ain't Tupac — so don't make us get real up in here," Lion said. He then ran in a zig-zag motion around the side of the club, where he was seen jumping into a car with two unidentified men.
