Posted on 08/25/2020 9:38:54 PM PDT by CraigDanforth
When the NBA restarted in Orlando in the midst of the surging social justice movement, there was some concern among players that the games could become a distraction and stall the momentum of the initiative. Players have worked to keep the movement in the forefront, from kneeling during the national anthem to dedicating large segments of their media sessions to raising awareness.
But some are unsure if that is enough. In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin, Raptors players said they held a team meeting Tuesday in which they discussed how to take further action, including the possibility of boycotting their conference semifinals series against the Celtics.
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Brown, who led a peaceful protest in Georgia before the NBA’s restart, was visibly upset Tuesday as he spoke about his sadness and frustration following this latest shooting.
“Are we not human beings?” he asked. “Is Jacob Blake not a human being? I don’t care if he did something 10 years ago, 10 days ago, or 10 minutes ago. If he served his sentence and he was released back into society, he still deserves to be treated like a human and does not deserve to be shot in the back seven times with the intent to kill. His kids will never unsee that. His family will never unsee that. And frankly, I will never unsee it.”
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You’re gonna have to toughen up if you expect to stay here.
Okay Karen.
Don’t you mean systematic racism?
Make that systemic racism.
So, you’re saying in order to remain a member of FreeRepublic I will have to become a racist? Calling black Americans who play basketball Very Tall Monkeys? Is that correct?
See post 9.
When did we start getting snowflakes?
It’s only August :)
Morons
Who watches anymore???
Morons
Awwww they’re troubled about a shooting many states away? F**k ‘em. I’m troubled about LIVING NEXT TO MY HOMETOWN OF LOUISVILLE KY THAT’S BEEN PLAGUED BY 80+ DAYS OF PROTESTS/RIOTING CAUSE OUR DEM STATE GOV AND DEM CITY MAYOR ARE SPINELESS WUSSES. -smacks capslock key- sorry bout that.
Blacks call themselves n*gger all the time. Is that racist? dp0622 also mentioned evolution, and as far as I know, Darwin believed humans descended from monkeys. Maybe they were tall monkeys. Is that racist too?
So much fun watching them create their own demise.
All my life, the first one to bring up race, is the racist.
I think you should. In fact I think you should quit playing all together.
Not me but I have been checking on the scores and reading how the games went. I’ve been doing that for sports for a while now. I watched the ending so to speak of the Indy 500 3 days ago. This is the residue of a time when I did care about sports and watched a lot. Auto racing and baseball were the two sports I was most into but I was casually interested in everything else. Now for the most part its just checking how things are in sports world. At some point I imagine I will stop that too.
Do it. Destroy the Sportball Cult.
But some are unsure if that is enough. In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin, Raptors players said they held a team meeting Tuesday in which they discussed how to take further action, including the possibility of boycotting their conference semifinals series against the Celtics.
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The NBA should disband. No games and no salaries for a bunch of idiots. The players can dedicate themselves full time to rioting, looting, and violence. That would teach us all a lesson.
Clearly, it's not enough. The players must certainly stop playing. That's the only way it will ever be 'enough'. Their pay should be appropriately adjusted, as well.
Another black event I will not miss.
To quote a famous American and patriot: “Who Cares?”
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