Racism - It's a real thing.

Before I say this, I want to point out that this doesn't mean I don't support the athletes who are boycotting playing.  I think it's a good cause and support them totally.  

But...something struck me this morning reading all this.

Black players used to be banned from playing in these leagues.  Players like Jackie Robinson fought and earned the right to play.  In doing so, they experienced bad racism and ultimately todays athletes benefit from that fight.

Today, we have black athletes refusing to play because of racism.

I'm only pointing this out as an example of how, even though racism still obviously exists and needs to be fought against....the world has changed so much.  And...even though we have some of the same problems today as in the past, sometimes it takes different actions to fight against them.

 
FrantzHardySwag said:
Playoff will resume eventually per Woj. Games today postponed. A majority of players wanted to continue to play.

Keep using your platform to enact change, NBA, a lot of your fans are behind you.
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'Eventually' isn't exactly promising for the NBA playoffs. Yes alot of players want to play but the face of the league and 3 of the 5 best players on the 2 best teams in the biggest market don't want to play. They may hold more leverage. And I think they should continue using it. 

 
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Nebfanatic said:
'Eventually' isn't exactly promising for the NBA playoffs. Yes alot of players want to play but the face of the league and 3 of the 5 best players on the 2 best teams in the biggest market don't want to play. They may hold more leverage. And I think they should continue using it. 
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Yep.  I think this is spot on.

 
Nebfanatic said:
'Eventually' isn't exactly promising for the NBA playoffs. Yes alot of players want to play but the face of the league and 3 of the 5 best players on the 2 best teams in the biggest market don't want to play. They may hold more leverage. And I think they should continue using it. 
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I'm just parroting the guys with the inside scoops. Woj isn't wrong on this stuff.


 
FrantzHardySwag said:
I'm just parroting the guys with the inside scoops. Woj isn't wrong on this stuff.
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Not saying he is wrong, I don't know whats going on behind the scenes. I'm just of the opinion a playoffs without Lebron and the Lakers and Kawhi and the Clippers isn't a playoffs.

And the thing is those guys have no need to play. They aren't going to lose a job. They have more money in the bank than most players in the NBA. Seems to me its gonna take real action to get them to play.

 
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Nebfanatic said:
Not saying he is wrong, I don't know whats going on behind the scenes. I'm just of the opinion a playoffs without Lebron and the Lakers and Kawhi and the Clippers isn't a playoffs.

And the thing is those guys have no need to play. They aren't going to lose a job. They have more money in the bank than most players in the NBA. Seems to me its gonna take real action to get them to play.
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They wouldn't have gotten this far without Lebrons blessing, if they're playing its because Lebron signed off on it.

 
FrantzHardySwag said:
They wouldn't have gotten this far without Lebrons blessing, if they're playing its because Lebron signed off on it.
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Hadn't seen that. I guess that's all I was getting at. Lebron has alot of control over whether they play or not realistically. If he and Kawhi said they were out that would be pretty much it. 

 
Poetic Justice,  Karma, or just one of those weird coincidence. 

https://apnews.com/3268e532e5e2094bcd368885c43769bb

A Confederate general has fallen victim to Hurricane Laura. The South’s Defenders monument has stood since 1915 outside a courthouse in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where local authorities voted 10-4 this month to keep it in place.

Critics call it a symbol of racism that glorifies slavery. But a Calcasieu Parish official said they asked for public comments, and got 878 written responses against relocating the monument, and only 67 in favor of moving it.

Now the pedestal is empty, and the Confederate statue is in pieces on the ground, victim to a Category 4 hurricane that struck the city early Thursday.
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