There are people who still say Larry Bird should never have even been an all star. But who I don’t hear saying that are players who played against him, like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Dr. J, etc.
Perkins is another one of these black commentators who is barely intelligible when he speaks. As for Jokic, his numbers and the record of his team speak for themselves. Who else has had such a level of performance for the season? I could make a case that Damien Lilliard is the MVP as far as the Trailblazers are concerned, but they're in about tenth place in The West.
That they were team players and not whiney-assed simpletons who can't put a coherent thought together?
Spike Lee said basketball was a black man’s game. I don’t see any reason to doubt him, haven’t watched an NBA game in decades, only watch college games if I’m interested in a particular team.
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Convenient cut-off date for Perkins. Before 1990 there were plenty of black players who won the MVP without being in the top 10 in scoring. Magic Johnson (3x). Willis Reed (‘70). Wes Unseld (‘69). And Bill Russell at least a few times. They were all great leaders, rebounders, and assist men. Just like white MVP winners Nash, Nowitzki, and Jokic.
Making stereotypical ASSumptions, SCHMENDRICK? White men can’t jump?
Charles Manson is laughing in his grave. He was only 50 years off.
Perkins’ basketball skills are almost as good as his debating skills.