Will The NBA Vote (Inadvertently) For Trump—And White America?
Paul Kersey October 25, 2016
he National Basketball Association (NBA) tips off the 2016 season
tonight, exactly two weeks before the November 8 election. The
overwhelmingly black league seems poised to allow players continue
“protests” started by their counterparts in the NFL—and thus inadvertently mobilize white America to vote for Donald J. Trump [NBA, players’ union outline joint ‘meaningful action’ plan in letter, ESPN, by Brian Windhorst, September 22, 2016].
Note that the NBA actually has a rule that “players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on the foul line during the playing of the national anthem”. [Unlike NFL, the NBA has a rule that players must stand during playing of national anthem, NOLA.com, by John Reid, September 15, 2016]
Even more interesting: why this rule was put in place—a black player, Chris Jackson, converted to Islam, became “Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf,” and sat down the national anthem before a game in 1996: ...
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Note that the NBA actually has a rule that “players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on the foul line during the playing of the national anthem”. [Unlike NFL, the NBA has a rule that players must stand during playing of national anthem, NOLA.com, by John Reid, September 15, 2016]
Even more interesting: why this rule was put in place—a black player, Chris Jackson, converted to Islam, became “Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf,” and sat down the national anthem before a game in 1996: ...
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