Ray Lewis’ new book addresses 2000 Atlanta stabbings

ESPN’s Ray Lewis remains controversial 15 years after the deaths of two men outside an Atlanta nightclub. He was convicted of obstruction of justice in regards to the stabbing of Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker in 2000 and to this day, their murders are unsolved.

In his new book, “I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game and Glory,” Lewis addresses the deaths of the two men. However, for those wanting answers or if they want an admission from the former Baltimore Ravens linebacker, the book is not the avenue for that. Lewis writes that he was not involved in the murders and said that he was too well-dressed for the part:

“Remember, I was dressed out, had my jewelry on, my fine mink coat,” Lewis writes. “I wasn’t about to start mixing it up looking like that. That’s the general rule of thumb when you’re doing the town and looking good. The nicer you’re dressed, the less inclined you are to get in a fight — that is, if you’re even inclined in that way to begin with.”

And he goes further talking about shots fired by “gangbangers.”

“There I was, all dressed out in my mink coat, my fine suit,” Lewis writes. “Dude dresses like that, he’s not looking for a fight. How I was dressed, it made no sense with what went down, those shots being fired, all of that. Forget what kind of statement my clothes might have made. Forget that I might have been a little loud, over the top. Point is, when you’re dressed like that, you’re off to the sidelines, and here were these gangbangers stepping out to us from the shadows, looking to make trouble — but it was trouble we drove right past.”

The book is available on Amazon and Lewis is already doing interviews on talk shows including ESPN. How this will be brought up depends on the venue.

[New York Daily News]