Comments on: NBA Players Vote to Resume Playoffs

By: ajk777

ajk777 — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:51:19 +0000

I agree. Now if the other leagues could follow on that idea of stadiums being open to voting and voting booths.

I’m also glad the strike was temporary. Please let there be no more interruptions from this point on.

By: TheGreatestShowman

TheGreatestShowman — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:27:46 +0000

So many interesting Clippers related stories over the past 48 hours – the team voting to leave the bubble, Kawhi speaking out, Bev calling out the union, Ballmer establishing the Forum as a voting place, etc. It’s obviously too dynamic an environment for new articles. Wonder if there’s a better forum/format to engage on this? Or is it just go on to Twitter, which I can’t stand BTW.

By: chogokin

chogokin — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:10:24 +0000

Yea, even for as corrupt and horrible a matchmaking system as boxing has, at least it’d be pretty hard for them to blackball any individual boxer (they’re all closer to independent contractors than employees of a league). What happened to Kaep was so blatantly messed up that I’m super bummed out that both he and Eric Reid settled their lawsuits w/ the NFL out of court – I REALLY would’ve liked to have seen some discovery of documents and depositions take place.

By: chogokin

chogokin — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:01:44 +0000

Another update: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29759939/nba-announces-playoffs-resume-saturday

“In every NBA city where the league’s franchise owns and controls its arena property, team owners will work with local officials to turn those arenas into voting locations for the 2020 general election, giving constituents a way to vote in person during the coronavirus pandemic.”

This seems like a good, common sense, first step for owners to take, and it basically costs them nothing – the arenas are already there and built, why not use them for some good? Glad to see the NBA taking this seriously, glad to see that the players’ (temporary) strike got a ton of media attention, and also obviously glad to see games resuming. Hope this is the start of a larger movement for good that lasts.

By: chogokin

chogokin — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:50:22 +0000

I think it’s actually “shut up and dribble [unless you agree with me].” Funny how these people are more than happy to interview Curt Schilling, Aubrey Huff, Mike Ditka, or Lou Holtz about their views on politics. If you don’t know who those fellows are (they aren’t NBA guys, they’re MLB, MLB, NFL, and college football guys respectively), I don’t recommend looking them up – they’ve got some really reprehensible opinions on…well, life, in general.

The cherry on top of this hypocrisy sundae is that these are the same people who rally against “cancel culture” but then threaten to not watch the NBA ever again and think that nobody else should either just because an NBA player said something they don’t like.

By: lying dog-faced pony soldier

lying dog-faced pony soldier — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:54:56 +0000

“Shut up and dribble.” This is a dark time. 67 days until the constitutional crisis.

By: Thretch

Thretch — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:23:09 +0000

Wait a minute! So protests by the less financially sound is a lawless mob, but thoughtful protest by pro athletes is stupid. So the message is “don’t protest, just shut up”?

Umm, I used to live in this place called “America”, but now I don’t know where I am.

By: John Maclean

John Maclean — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:33:45 +0000

We talk a lot about the pioneers of civil rights and sports and rightfully so. I would just like to point out that it’s perhaps even more impressive that today’s athletes have the financial security to not get involved yet they still find it within themselves to pay it forward. When one is 25 or even 30 years old they may not have all the answers but what’s most important is that they ask the questions. Lastly, the difference between Kaep and Muhammed Ali is that the latter came back and rose to greatness which forced everyone including his detractors to respect his positions. This is why I think it’s imperative that the players see this through because it will be an historic testimony to values and beliefs if they do. Here’s hoping those of us who love the NBA can take something special from this and also change some minds along the way. Peace.

By: lying dog-faced pony soldier

lying dog-faced pony soldier — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 06:03:35 +0000

“Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are “absurd and silly,” while White House senior adviser Jared Kushner told CNBC that the players were “very fortunate” to be in a financial position to “take a night off from work.”

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29752844/mike-pence-chief-calls-nba-protests-absurd-jared-kushner-says-reach-lebron-james

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 03:49:36 +0000

yeah, campaign finance reform is a secondary issue to more immediate, pressing needs like disbanding police departments, but passing campaign finance reform would be a huge step towards getting policies that are already massively popular–like legalizing weed, medicare for all, etc. Unfortunately, both parties have their hands in the special interests cookie jar, so getting a substantive bill passed feels next to impossible.