Posted on 10/10/2019 6:35:08 PM PDT by Rummyfan
he Portland Trail Blazers announced that they have severed relations with a company that does business with Israel following a pressure campaign by activists tied to the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
As the NBA is facing outrage after the general manager of the Houston Rockets capitulated to censorship by the Chinese communist government, the Trail Blazers quietly severed ties with the manufacturer Leupold, which has a contract to produce accessories for the Israeli Defense Forces.
Trail Blazers president and CEO Chris McGowan recently announced the decision to bow to pressure from BDS activists, telling a reporter for the Bleacher Report that "Leupold is no longer a part of the organization."
The move was celebrated by anti-Israel activists and picked up by the pro-BDS blog Mondoweiss, which stated that the decision came "after a year-long campaign by local activists to pressure the Blazers to drop the sponsor."
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It’s a stupid boring game, run by stupid corrupt bozos.
Worthless.
Ditto. The standards of the NBA are unreal. Whatever its flaws, Israel is a democracy with basic civil liberties. China is neither.
Wow, are they trying to compete with the NFL for the dumbest corporate move ever? At this rate they are going to win running away!
Well who cares, not me basketball is of no interest to me.
So I’ll just boycott the NBA
Yet another reason to loathe the NBA.
Not to mention Portland, an absolute cesspool of leftism - “antifa central”.
Because I like college sports...
They are insane.
Don’t watch their ‘product’ anyway. People should start wising up and take their time and money somewheres else. This is a cultural war. The Portland anti-Semites.
China is actually committing genocide against Muslims.
There is no reason for this except antisemitism.
Quit caring round about the heyday of Kareem or something like that.
The NBA will go like the NFL. It was only a matter of time.
When you had Kobe Bryant, years ago, telling you not to use the word “gay” the handwriting was one the wall.
I seem to recall the commercials had Kobe Bryant. Correct me if that’s not accurate.
Finally someone besides me has noticed!
They're sick, twisted people who think the coming restoration of the one and only Theocracy that has ever existed is to blame for the destruction of "European" values (copied from Jews, btw).
NCAA finals were always more exciting than NBA anyways.
Though it’s been more than 10 years since I watched even the NCAA finals.
I suspect the NBA to be quite racist.
I’ve noticed it too. Once in awhile one tries to stir the pot. I see it from time-to-time.
These basketball guys are dissing the apple of God’s eye. Actually dangerous territory.
Given the warning in Zechariah 12 regarding Jerusalem, that’s enough right there to not mess with Israel’s capital, alone.
You are probably not incorrect.
This sounds like the work of Calypso Louie followers.
Let’s see how long the NBA survives with anti-semites being their only fans.
Strictly college sports for me...
Colleges are nothing more than the minor leagues for the pro sports teams.
Well, with all I can do to support our ally in the Middle East, the present day nation of Israel is linked by name only to the ancient nation of Israel. Today, because of Christ, there are no “favored” nations and Judaism is just one of many false religions because of its rejection of Christ as Lord.
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