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I agree with @Binx , I think this is a good thing for the league to do. You could argue it's not enough, in the sense that the billionaire owners would put their money where their teams mouths are, but at least they aren't back peddling desperately like the NFL is.
 
julius said:
I agree with @Binx , I think this is a good thing for the league to do. You could argue it's not enough, in the sense that the billionaire owners would put their money where their teams mouths are, but at least they aren't back peddling desperately like the NFL is.
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Uh, I think you misunderstood my post.
 
Propagandist said:
Come on, man. I thought you were going to be positive and you're complaining about three letters that stand for three words which represent three quarters of the league. It might not be important to you, but it certainly seems to be very important to the players.
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The players are free to support any cause they like, but this will be the first time in NBA history that a political message is incorporated into the game.
 
Binx said:
The players are free to support any cause they like, but this will be the first time in NBA history that a political message is incorporated into the game.
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When was the last time a political message held such a massive weight on our society and day to day lives?
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese.


I'm guessing the NBA would indirectly prohibit any pro-Hong Kong Freedom messages because it will affect their bottom line.
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Forgive my ignorance, but aren't Taiwanese folks in favor of Hong Kong being more open?

As far as China goes, I think that they still are banning NBA games, but you're probably right that the NBA doesn't want to piss them off more than they already are.
 
Binx said:
The players are free to support any cause they like, but this will be the first time in NBA history that a political message is incorporated into the game.
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Earl Lloyd would disagree with you. Same with Magic Johnson playing in the 92 All Star Game and the 92 Olympics.
 
Binx said:
The players are free to support any cause they like, but this will be the first time in NBA history that a political message is incorporated into the game.
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Again, I just don't consider it political, but rather a personal thing for the players.

That being said, from your perspective, I get where you're coming from. I just think this is so important, and so pertinent to the bulk of the NBA, I'm completely fine with it. It'll open some eyes and minds.
 
Orion Bailey said:
When was the last time a political message held such a massive weight on our society and day to day lives?
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Black Lives Matter has done more to harm race relations than anything else in the last 50 years. This response to the Floyd killing has been so over the top, and destroyed so many lives and jobs and urban communities that it has erased any good will that existed after the events in Minneapolis.
 
julius said:
Sure. No skin off my nose. We already have the national anthem sung at the start of the games, which is a political statement.
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The national anthem is a political statement only to those who hate their own country.
 
Binx said:
Black Lives Matter has done more to harm race relations than anything else in the last 50 years. This response to the Floyd killing has been so over the top, and destroyed so many lives and jobs and urban communities that it has erased any good will that existed after the events in Minneapolis.
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Quoted for ignorance!
 
Binx said:
Black Lives Matter has done more to harm race relations than anything else in the last 50 years. This response to the Floyd killing has been so over the top, and destroyed so many lives and jobs and urban communities that it has erased any good will that existed after the events in Minneapolis.
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Oh. I see you more clearly now. This thread should be in the OT.
 
Binx said:
The players are free to support any cause they like, but this will be the first time in NBA history that a political message is incorporated into the game.
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I don’t think so. Haven’t they had special MLK Day or Breast Cancer Awareness or Pride special shirts or warmups? I know the Oregon Ducks wore pink uniforms for a game.
 
Binx said:
Black Lives Matter has done more to harm race relations than anything else in the last 50 years. This response to the Floyd killing has been so over the top, and destroyed so many lives and jobs and urban communities that it has erased any good will that existed after the events in Minneapolis.
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So incorrect.
 
Binx said:
Black Lives Matter has done more to harm race relations than anything else in the last 50 years. This response to the Floyd killing has been so over the top, and destroyed so many lives and jobs and urban communities that it has erased any good will that existed after the events in Minneapolis.
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This post has done more to harm race relations than anything I've maybe ever read here. Get woke.....400 years this has built up....try to keep up and yeah...I don't give a shit if someone knocked over your trash can either
 
Binx said:
Black Lives Matter has done more to harm race relations than anything else in the last 50 years. This response to the Floyd killing has been so over the top, and destroyed so many lives and jobs and urban communities that it has erased any good will that existed after the events in Minneapolis.
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Oh? According to whom? Trump?
 
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