10-10-2019, 05:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2019, 05:33 PM by ThunderMav.)
This topic won’t just go away. Not when the NBA harped on social issues and even banned a state from hosting ASG. Not when coaches like Kerr and Pops lash out at POTUS yet are silent now. Not when commish said he encouraged players to “speak out”.
But now they are censoring our own reporters and others? No way this goes away. Had they stopped it a few years ago then sure, that would be consistent. But all the sudden they decide to play dumb? Its going to get louder.
Really great article go to link to read the whole thing:
In recent years, the NBA has become famously political. During the heyday of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA permitted players to wear slogan-printed T-shirts in support, and stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul spoke out loudly on the issue.
The Sacramento Kings actually announced a partnership with the local branch of the movement. And NBA players have had little problem denouncing President Trump, whom James called a "bum."
In 2017, Commissioner Adam Silver actually tried to blackmail the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, by pulling the All-Star Game, all in an attempt to restore the so-called "bathroom bill" for transgender people.
The NBA has reaped the benefit from its benevolent attitude toward left-leaning social activism, too. Silver, like former Commissioner David Stern before him, has been praised ad infinitum by the press, compared favorably to that alleged corporate hobgoblin Roger Goodell of the NFL.
Silver told CNN just last year that "part of being an NBA player" is social activism and a "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important." Silver stated the league wants players to "be multi-dimensional people and fully participate as citizens." He specifically explained that the league had a role in ensuring that the situation remains "safe" for players afraid of suffering career blowback.
Then the NBA came up against its own corporate interests.
And the NBA caved.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ben-shap...the-league
But now they are censoring our own reporters and others? No way this goes away. Had they stopped it a few years ago then sure, that would be consistent. But all the sudden they decide to play dumb? Its going to get louder.
Really great article go to link to read the whole thing:
In recent years, the NBA has become famously political. During the heyday of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA permitted players to wear slogan-printed T-shirts in support, and stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul spoke out loudly on the issue.
The Sacramento Kings actually announced a partnership with the local branch of the movement. And NBA players have had little problem denouncing President Trump, whom James called a "bum."
In 2017, Commissioner Adam Silver actually tried to blackmail the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, by pulling the All-Star Game, all in an attempt to restore the so-called "bathroom bill" for transgender people.
The NBA has reaped the benefit from its benevolent attitude toward left-leaning social activism, too. Silver, like former Commissioner David Stern before him, has been praised ad infinitum by the press, compared favorably to that alleged corporate hobgoblin Roger Goodell of the NFL.
Silver told CNN just last year that "part of being an NBA player" is social activism and a "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important." Silver stated the league wants players to "be multi-dimensional people and fully participate as citizens." He specifically explained that the league had a role in ensuring that the situation remains "safe" for players afraid of suffering career blowback.
Then the NBA came up against its own corporate interests.
And the NBA caved.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ben-shap...the-league
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