08-28-2020, 08:22 AM
(08-28-2020, 07:19 AM)Dahlsim Wrote:(08-28-2020, 01:13 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote:(08-27-2020, 11:27 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: Isn't in kinda ironic that the goal is to keep this thread about basketball and not politics when that's really the big disagreement with NBA fans right now. A lot of fans don't want politics with their sports. They just want to watch basketball.
And that´s an illusion. Politics is a part of sports. Always has been. It´s more about people choosing to ignore it as long as it doesn´t clash with their own political leanings or impact their life.
Not necessarily. People may go to sports not to necessarily ignore politics, but to find a neutral place and connect with others they would disagree with in their political organizations.
It is one thing for the players to exercise their freedom as citizens and actively speak out on controversial political and moral issues. They can carry their influence and power to political venues like any other citizen can't they?
Its an entirely different thing for the NBA as an organization to do this. It changes the very nature of the organization and forces the public seeking a neutral place to simply listen to the organization's rhetoric without debate or representation.
There is no neutral place. Politics is about society and some topics are important enough to impact every every single person or organization in that society. Including sports. The NBA is not a public agency. It´s private. And just like any other private organization or company they are free to do what they want.
Some people don´t like to hear the national anthem before the game. Some people aren´t happy about the support for the BLM movement. Others are unhappy about the silence when it comes to protests in China. That´s fine. Move on and find something else.
The NBA was never a neutral place. Same for other big sport leagues and events.