When Adam Silver Was Silent About Race
Adam Silver is credited with being a visionary and socially responsible. But three years ago, white comfort trumped black pain
“The Deranged Idiot In the White House.” Gregg Popovich Has Something to Say
Gregg Popovich didn’t hold back when talking about Donald Trump using adjectives like idiot, destroyer and deranged.
Jaylen. Kareem. LeBron. St. Kobe. And More: Notes From the Fed-Up-Rising
In a withering panorama of violence from city to city, and across the country, LeBron James dared to ask “Why doesn’t American Love Us”
Michael Jordan and the Long Wait
Michael Jordan coveted Competitiveness and Capitalism but forgot the other “C”: community
Justice or Just Us? NBA is a Mixed Bag
The system is broken. Martin Luther King marched. Malcom X marched. Muhammad Ali literally fought for US. Our anger should be towards the system. If the system doesn’t change we will continue to turn on the TVs and see the same thing. We have to put the pressure on the people in charge in order…
Mea Culpa Time for Phil and LeBron?
Phil Jackson isn’t a stranger to pissing people off. He called the Spurs 1999 championship the asterisk championship because it was earned in a strike shortened year. He motivated through public ridicule Shaquille O’Neal, frequently tossing zingers in the media about Shaq’s well documented laziness and weight. He once said that if Shaq ended his…
76ers Strategy: Silence Black Lives Matter
The last thing the NBA wants is racial controversy. Take your pick as to why. Too many black players. Too many white customers. Many years ago, David Stern tried to wrestle control from the rap/hip-hop culture by installing a dress code. That made his white customers comfortable, seeing tall black men in suits rather than…
Thanks to Donald Trump the LeBron-Dan Gilbert Relationship Is Icier
Today, LeBron James referred to the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as “that guy”. He can’t even bear to say his name. Of course, Trump has dominated the news the way celebrities often do, particularly when their behavior and or/language reveals their true character. Their digging of a hole, and the continued digging of dirt…
What Will the Warriors Do?
Steve Kerr tipped the Warriors hand when he came out last week and called “disgusting” the police shootings of unarmed black men, a narrative that stained the summer with tragedy and outrage. Kerr then reaffirmed the right of Colin Kapernick, who began the protest/athlete movement in August. Although Kerr was non-committal about his players protesting-…
Thabo Sefolosha Sues 5 NYPD Cops for Excessive Force
It ends where it should have started all along. Atlanta Hawks guard/forward Thabo Sefolosha will find himself in front of a civil jury, if the city of New York does not settle in advance of a trial. A jury will decide if the five named NYPD officers in the just filed civil suit are legally…