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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 14 Eduardo Najera (2008-10)
The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the "New Jersey Americans". Nov 7, 2009; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Boston Celtics forward Shelden Williams (13) and New Jersey Nets forward Eduardo Najera (14) battle for position under the boards during the first half at the Izod Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim O'Connor-USA TODAY Sports Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today. Advertisement To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise's jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 16th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 14 which has has had a total of 29 players wear the number in the history of the team. The 15th of those players wearing No. 14 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, guard alum Eduardo Najera. After ending his college career at Oklahoma, Najera was picked up with the 38th overall selection of the 2000 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. The Meoqui, Mexico native would play the first four seasons of his pro career with the Dallas Mavericks after a draft night deal, however. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, and Denver Nuggets before he signed with New Jersey in 2008. His stay with the team would span parts of two seasons, ending when he was dealt to the Mavs in 2010. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Najera wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Nets jersey history No. 14 Eduardo Najera (2008-10)
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Chicago mayor's bodyguard showed up for work drunk after partying at Trump Tower, report says
A police officer assigned to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's security detail was suspended from work earlier this year after reporting for duty still drunk, having attended an event celebrating President Donald Trump's inauguration, according to a report. Officer Josue Najera, 44, had been scheduled to work the 9 pm to 6 am shift guarding Johnson's home on West Superior Street on January 20 but was suspected of being intoxicated upon arrival, according to Chicago Police Department (CPD) internal affairs records cited by The Chicago Tribune. According to the report, the officer is believed to have attended a celebratory inauguration viewing event at Trump Tower on the Chicago River just prior to reporting for duty, a site that also attracted anti-Trump protesters that day, with activists braving sub-zero temperatures to make their opposition to the new president known. The CBD records show that around 7 p.m. on the evening in question, Najera asked a uniformed CPD officer to let him sit in a squad car. The officer refused, prompting Najera to call the department's 18th District station to ask that a complaint be filed against his colleague. A supervisor there subsequently contacted Najera's sergeant overseeing the mayor's security arrangement to notify them of the incident, leading to the confrontation at Johnson's residence when the officer arrived for his shift. 'PO Najera was agitated, speaking loudly and avoiding eye contact while explaining the event,' an internal affairs report states. 'His behavior was very uncharacteristic and erratic from the normal behavior [the sergeant] knows PO Najera to display. '[The sergeant] asked PO Najera if he had been drinking while at the Trump Tower [party] and he said he was having fun with his family… [The sergeant] again asked if PO Najera had anything to drink and PO Najera answered in the affirmative – Yes.' The officer's gun was duly confiscated, and he was subsequently taken to the 15th District for questioning and given the breathalyzer test, the records state, the outcome of which led to Najera turning in his ID, badge, and hat shield the following day. When a breathalyzer test returned a result of 0.134 blood alcohol content later that evening, he was handed a 25-day suspension, which the newspaper reports he has yet to serve. Najera, who joined the CPD in 2017, is understood to have been first assigned to Mayor Johnson's detail in August 2023. He has no prior sustained misconduct complaints on his record and has never been the subject of a Summary Punishment Action Request, an internal procedure for handling minor infractions. A CPD spokesperson said Najera has since been reassigned to the department's Alternate Response Section. Online records show that Najera is paid $97,974 per year. The Independent has contacted the Chicago Mayor's Office for comment. President Trump and his administration have been highly critical of Illinois in recent months over Chicago's crime rate and the state's handling of immigration policy, with Mayor Johnson summoned to address Congress on the latter subject in March and state governor JB Pritzker expected to follow suit next month. Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew criticism after staging a speech attacking 'migrant crime' outside the Springfield home of murder victim Emma Shafer after her original plan to speak at Pritzker's mansion had to be abandoned due to expected protests.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cop on Chicago mayor's detail suspended after allegedly drinking at Trump inauguration celebration, showing up for work
CHICAGO — On Jan. 20, Chicago police Officer Josue Najera celebrated President Donald Trump's second inauguration with family at the president's namesake tower on the Chicago River. Najera — 44 years old and assigned to Mayor Brandon Johnson's security detail — was scheduled to work later that night, from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. But in the 5700 block of West Superior Street, where Johnson and his family live, Najera's sergeant held a roll call at the beginning of the shift. Something was off. Records obtained by the Tribune show Najera allegedly was drunk when arrived for the shift at the mayor's home after leaving the inauguration celebration at Trump Tower. A breathalyzer test administered that night revealed a .134 BAC, according to Chicago Police Department internal affairs records. A department supervisor confiscated Najera's gun and he was immediately stripped of his police powers. He was given a 25-day suspension which the department reported he has yet to serve. A CPD officer since 2017, records show Najera was assigned to Johnson's detail in August 2023. Since he joined the department, Najera had no sustained misconduct complaints in his record prior to the January incident on the mayor's block. He's also never been the subject of a Summary Punishment Action Request, an internal disciplinary mechanism for adjudicating more minor infractions. A CPD spokesperson said Najera is currently assigned to the department's Alternate Response Section. Najera did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Over the last 15 years, Trump and his acolytes have often used Chicago and the city's gun violence as political punching bags, garnering support among law enforcement officers and voters in the city's more conservative neighborhoods. That has continued in Trump's second term. In March, Johnson was called to testify in front of Congress regarding the city's immigration enforcement policies. Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to do the same in June. County property records show Najera, like scores of other CPD officers, owns a home on the Southwest Side not far from Midway Airport. Data from the city's Board of Elections show Najera's voting precinct supported Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Following an inauguration day march through the Loop, protesters faced subzero temperatures and rallied near Trump Tower. It's unclear where Najera celebrated, though the bar at the building advertised a viewing event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day. Around 7 p.m., records show, Najera's wife went to retrieve their vehicle. In the meantime, Najera asked a uniformed CPD officer to let him sit in a squad car, but that officer refused. Najera then called the department's 18th District (Near North) station to request a complaint be filed against the uniformed officer. A supervisor in the 18th District contacted a sergeant in the detached services section, which oversees the mayor's detail. When Najera arrived on the mayor's block, he was confronted by the sergeant, records show. 'PO Najera was agitated, speaking loudly and avoiding eye contact while explaining the event,' the sergeant wrote. 'His behavior was very uncharacteristic and erratic from the normal behavior (the sergeant) knows PO Najera to display.' '(The sergeant) asked PO Najera if he had been drinking while at the Trump Tower and he said he was having fun with his family,' an internal affairs report reads. '(The sergeant) again asked if PO Najera had anything to drink and PO Najera answered in the affirmative — Yes.' At 9:30 p.m., Najera told the sergeant that he last had a drink three hours ago, records show. More CPD supervisors were then notified, Najera's gun was confiscated and he was taken to the 15th District (Austin) station for questioning. At 11:46 p.m., Najera was given a breathalyzer test that revealed the .134 BAC, police records show. He was then stripped of his police powers, and the next day he turned in his ID, badge and hat shield. Representatives for the Police Department and the mayor's office declined to comment on Najera's suspension. _____
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cop on mayor's detail suspended after allegedly drinking at Trump inauguration celebration, showing up for work
On Jan. 20, Chicago police Officer Josue Najera celebrated President Donald Trump's second inauguration with family at the president's namesake tower on the Chicago River. Najera — 44 years old and assigned to Mayor Brandon Johnson's security detail — was scheduled to work later that night, from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. But in the 5700 block of West Superior Street, where Johnson and his family live, Najera's sergeant held a roll call at the beginning of the shift. Something was off. Records obtained by the Tribune show Najera allegedly was drunk when arrived for the shift at the mayor's home after leaving the inauguration celebration at Trump Tower. A breathalyzer test administered that night revealed a .134 BAC, according to Chicago Police Department internal affairs records. A department supervisor confiscated Najera's gun and he was immediately stripped of his police powers. He was given a 25-day suspension which the department reported he has yet to serve. A CPD officer since 2017, records show Najera was assigned to Johnson's detail in August 2023. Since he joined the department, Najera had no sustained misconduct complaints in his record prior to the January incident on the mayor's block. He's also never been the subject of a Summary Punishment Action Request, an internal disciplinary mechanism for adjudicating more minor infractions. A CPD spokesperson said Najera is currently assigned to the department's Alternate Response Section. Najera did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Over the last 15 years, Trump and his acolytes have often used Chicago and the city's gun violence as political punching bags, garnering support among law enforcement officers and voters in the city's more conservative neighborhoods. That has continued in Trump's second term. In March, Johnson was called to testify in front of Congress regarding the city's immigration enforcement policies. Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to do the same in June. County property records show Najera, like scores of other CPD officers, owns a home on the Southwest Side not far from Midway Airport. Data from the city's Board of Elections show Najera's voting precinct supported Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Following an inauguration day march through the Loop, protesters faced subzero temperatures and rallied near Trump Tower. It's unclear where Najera celebrated, though the bar at the building advertised a viewing event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day. Around 7 p.m., records show, Najera's wife went to retrieve their vehicle. In the meantime, Najera asked a uniformed CPD officer to let him sit in a squad car, but that officer refused. Najera then called the department's 18th District (Near North) station to request a complaint be filed against the uniformed officer. A supervisor in the 18th District contacted a sergeant in the detached services section, which oversees the mayor's detail. When Najera arrived on the mayor's block, he was confronted by the sergeant, records show. 'PO Najera was agitated, speaking loudly and avoiding eye contact while explaining the event,' the sergeant wrote. 'His behavior was very uncharacteristic and erratic from the normal behavior (the sergeant) knows PO Najera to display.' '(The sergeant) asked PO Najera if he had been drinking while at the Trump Tower and he said he was having fun with his family,' an internal affairs report reads. '(The sergeant) again asked if PO Najera had anything to drink and PO Najera answered in the affirmative — Yes.' At 9:30 p.m., Najera told the sergeant that he last had a drink three hours ago, records show. More CPD supervisors were then notified, Najera's gun was confiscated and he was taken to the 15th District (Austin) station for questioning. At 11:46 p.m., Najera was given a breathalyzer test that revealed the .134 BAC, police records show. He was then stripped of his police powers, and the next day he turned in his ID, badge and hat shield. Representatives for the Police Department and the mayor's office declined to comment on Najera's suspension.
Chicago Tribune
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Cop on mayor's detail suspended after allegedly drinking at Trump inauguration celebration, showing up for work
On Jan. 20, Chicago Police officer Josue Najera celebrated President Donald Trump's second inauguration with family at the president's namesake tower on the Chicago River. Najera — 44 years old and assigned to Mayor Brandon Johnson's security detail — was scheduled to work later that night, from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. But in the 5700 block of West Superior Street, where Johnson and his family live, Najera's sergeant held a roll call at the beginning of the shift. Something was off. Records obtained by the Tribune show Najera allegedly was drunk when arrived for the shift at the mayor's home after leaving the inauguration celebration at Trump Tower. A breathalyzer test administered that night revealed a .134 BAC, according to Chicago Police Department internal affairs records. A department supervisor confiscated Najera's gun and he was immediately stripped of his police powers. He was given a 25-day suspension which CPD reported he has yet to serve. A CPD officer since 2017, records show Najera was assigned to Johnson's detail in August 2023. Since he joined CPD, Najera had no sustained misconduct complaints in his record prior to the January incident on the mayor's block. He's also never been the subject of a Summary Punishment Action Request, an internal disciplinary mechanism for adjudicating more minor infractions. A CPD spokesperson said Najera is currently assigned to the department's Alternate Response Section. Najera did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Over the last 15 years, Trump and his acolytes have often used Chicago and the city's gun violence as political punching bags, garnering support among law enforcement officers and voters in the city's more conservative neighborhoods. That has continued in Trump's second term. In March, Johnson was called to testify in front of Congress regarding the city's immigration enforcement policies. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to do the same in June. County property records show Najera, like scores of other CPD officers, owns a home on the city's Southwest Side not far from Midway Airport. Data from the city's Board of Elections show Najera's voting precinct supported Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Following an inauguration day march through the Loop, protesters faced subzero temperatures and rallied near Trump Tower. It's unclear where Najera celebrated, though the bar at the building advertised a viewing event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day. Around 7 p.m., records show, Najera's wife went to retrieve their vehicle. In the meantime, Najera asked a uniformed CPD officer to let him sit in a squad car, but that officer refused. Najera then called CPD's 18th District (Near North) station to request a complaint be filed against the uniformed officer. A supervisor in the 18th District contacted a sergeant in CPD's Detached Services Section, which oversees the mayor's detail. When Najera arrived on the mayor's block, he was confronted by the sergeant, records show. 'PO Najera was agitated, speaking loudly and avoiding eye contact while explaining the event,' the sergeant wrote. 'His behavior was very uncharacteristic and erratic from the normal behavior (the sergeant) knows PO Najera to display.' '(The sergeant) asked PO Najera if he had been drinking while at the Trump Tower and he said he was having fun with his family,' a CPD internal affairs report reads. '(The sergeant) again asked if PO Najera had anything to drink and PO Najera answered in the affirmative — Yes.' At 9:30 p.m., Najera told the sergeant that he last had a drink three hours ago, records show. More CPD supervisors were then notified, Najera's gun was confiscated and he was taken to CPD's 15th District (Austin) station for questioning. At 11:46 p.m., Najera was given a breathalyzer test that revealed the .134 BAC, CPD records show. He was then stripped of his police powers, and the next day he turned in his ID, badge and hat shield. Representatives for CPD and the mayor's office declined to comment on Najera's suspension.
