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“I’m telling him I’m sad,” Thomas says, “and here he is telling everyone I’m sad and trying to pick on me even more.”

In 1996, the 76ers used the No. 1 pick on Georgetown guard Allen Iverson and Bryant was selected 13th by the Charlotte Hornets, who promptly traded him to the Lakers.

I don't want to pick on Koul, who is a lovely person and clearly has a lot of empathy.

Lisa, who used to work in HR at the store, confirmed that security would "warn" staff members when Al Fayed was about to come onto the shop floor, so people he would be likely to "pick on" negatively could hide.

But critics say that’s exactly what the authorities are using to pick on Zubair and other journalists.