Knicks’ Larry Johnson calls for all-black basketball league

wash times ^ | 4/28/14 | Cheryl K. Chumley

[bestintxas]

New York Knicks executive Larry Johnson has a different take on the racial fire that’s recently ignited over Clippers owner Donald Sterling, looking at the broader picture to make his main point: It’s high time blacks started their own league, he said.

In a tweet, the former star player wrote: “Black people your Focusing on the wrong thing. We should be focusing on having our own, Own team own League! To For Self!!”

It’s not the first time that Mr. Johnson drew critical attention to the fact that the NBA is headed primarily by white executives and played mostly by black athletes, the New York Post reported. In 1999, he said during the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs that, “We’ve got a lot of rebellious slaves on this [Knicks] team.”

He followed that up with an explanation of his use of the word slaves: “We don’t go with the mainstream,” he said, the New York Post reported.

Mr. Johnson was hired two years ago to help out with Knicks business operations.

He sent his tweet out about the same time the NBA announced it was kicking off an investigation into Mr. Sterling, who allegedly complained to his girlfriend about posting photos of him with black people on her Instagram account.

Mr. Sterling’s alleged statements

[Vaduz]

If the all-black basketball league fails they can always start a all-black swim league.

[SECURE AMERICA]

We already have the NBA......

[ballplayer]

Well he could only allow black people to attend his games!
I am sure that would be a rousing success!Have you ever seen on tv the makeup of the crowds?
All those racist white people

[kevkrom]

Fine. The 88% or so of the population that isn’t black should just refuse to watch, endorse, or otherwise participate, then.

[MasterGunner01]

I agree with Larry Johnson of the Knicks — let's turn the NBA into an ALL black basketball league from to to bottom; from coaches, to players, to team mascots, to every employee. No whites (or other races) need apply and those on the roles must be fired. Then, let's see whether the Racist Black Basketball Association [RBBA] can survive and prosper.

Personally, I am all in favor of this brand of politically correct suicide by the NBA. With only 12.5% of the total U.S. population, the numbers are not in favor of the RBBA surviving through 5 seasons, and probably much less.

[Amagi]

Who cares about professional hoop? I surely don't anymore.
Not after Spre choked his coach P.J.
After Ron Artest charged into the stands to brawl with fans.
Certainly, not after the US national team beclowned itself, disgracefully losing in international tournaments with undisciplined individualistic play.
For me, pro basketball is no longer enjoyable to watch.
I enjoyed playing basketball, and was once a huge NBA fan, but now I pay absolutely no attention to it anymore.
Still watch the college game, but the NBA has lost me.

[nascarnation]

After Ron Artest charged into the stands to brawl with fans.

LOL, Metta World Peace done left a large number of spawn behind when he departed central Indiana.