The Bucks walked out spontaneously and seemingly without a plan, raising questions that have needed answers on the fly: On what basis does the league return to play? For what gains? And for what cause would you walk out again?
Now, after the most tumultuous 48 hours we’ve arguably ever seen in sports, the NBA season is ready to resume and the rest of sports will too.– a reminder that part of the purpose of playing through a pandemic was to keep front and centre the systemic inequality of which violent encounters with police are perhaps the most visible of many symptoms.
The last two times NBA players raised the possibility of a boycott or – in the Bucks’ case – a strike, the problems they were trying to solve were finite; they existed within the league’s known universe. At the 1964 All-Star Game it was pension rights; in 2014 it was to demand the ouster of then-Clippers owner Donald Sterling. On both occasions, solutions were at hand and gains won.
But eventually – and sooner is better than later – they need to be unburdened, or at least the burden needs to be shared.
michaelgrange Michael, can you ask players why black Americans are 13% of the population but commit over 50% of the murders in the USA.
michaelgrange I’ll appreciate your writing when you post let’s say...... “ Free Hong Kong “
michaelgrange Supporting a career criminal who sexually assaulted an underage girl & abuses his partner is a disgusting stance.
michaelgrange Spoiler: it will never be enough.
michaelgrange Protest real injustice. I'm all for it. Stop overreacting when a felony gets himself shot
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michaelgrange Forget the politics and get back to playing basketball. THATS WHAT YOURE PAID TO DO! QUIT SUPPORTING TERRORISTS!
michaelgrange 'You get paid how much to play a game with your friends?'
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