Posted on 10/06/2020 6:22:02 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Rachel Nichols: The NBA has certainly been the most visible billion-dollar organization championing social justice and civil rights. As you noted in your press conference the other day, though, that has not been universally popular. How committed are you to being that going forward?
Adam Silver: We’re completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality and that’s been the case going back decades. It’s part of the DNA of this league. How it gets manifested is something we’re gonna have to sit down with the players and discuss for next season. I would say, in terms of the messages you see on the court and our jerseys, this was an extraordinary moment in time when we began these discussions with the players and what we all lived through this summer. My sense is there’ll be somewhat a return to normalcy, that those messages will largely be left to be delivered off the floor. And I understand those people who are saying ‘I’m on your side, but I want to watch a basketball game.’
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Too Little. Too Late.
Next year? They’ve already shown what they are and now because it hit them in the pocket they want to change. Anyone even thinking about watching next year is an unpatriotic stooge.
Thanks NBA. Now ESAD. You are Fredo. Dead to me.
Get Woke - Go Broke!
The Left has hated sports for decades and they’ve finally managed to really damage them. And they got the stupid players to do it for them!
The irony...
The numbers are in. The NBA Finals are a ratings Catastrophe. Even the feckless coward Adam Silver can’t deny it. Now that it might be costing the league Big Money, they are backing away from the “most important movement and message EVER.”???
No wonder the abuse of Chinese minorities means nothing to LeBron. As long as he gets rich.
F the NBA.
After the election is over.
No Brain Asshole....Can I say that?
Agree. Would rather “watch” my nephew play even if it is on just the radio or livestreamed.
I’ve always liked that song, the structure it was written in, the intonations. Quite unique. That video is something far, far removed from anything I’d associate with the music.
It’s like comparing a nighttime constellation to a yard of corduroy fabric.
Too late.
And I understand those people who are saying ‘I’m on your side, but I want to watch a basketball game.’
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Do you understand people saying “drop dead”?
The skunk is already in the jury box.
Magic, Kobi and Nash were great for the NBA. James is angry and full of hate. Sorry he is a thug and I wouldn’t spend one minute to watch him. Obviously a lot of America agrees with me.
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