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    NBA plans to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on court when games resume, could allow socia

    NBA plans to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on court when games resume, could allow social justice messaging on jerseys


    The National Basketball Association plans to paint “Black Lives Matter” on courts in Orlando, Florida, at the Walt Disney World Resort when the league resumes games in late July.

    Sources within the league say both sidelines in all three arenas included in the NBA’s restart plan will be painted with “Black Lives Matter” in response to the protests that have broken out across the country following the death of George Floyd, according to ESPN.


    Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul, who heads up the National Basketball Players Association, said earlier this week that the players' union is coordinating a plan with the league to allow players to place social justice messaging on the back of their jerseys instead of their last names.


    "We're just trying to continue to shed light on the different social justice issues that guys around our league continue to talk about day in and day out," Paul said. "People are saying that social justice will be off of everybody's mind in Orlando. With these jerseys, it doesn't go away.".....snip~


    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...ing-on-jerseys


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    Perhaps.

    You really have to think about it like the owners are thinking about it. They don't care about riots, statues, historical nuances. They care about ratings. So if as an owner, you make money from advertisers who stand to give you more money if you have higher ratings wouldn't you do everything you could to increase your ratings?

    Or are you saying there is a "moral" line in the sand that has been crossed because writing “Black Lives Matter” is an innuendo?
    I find your lack of faith...disturbing...

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    Pointless grandstanding, but whatever.

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    The NBA has been driving away white fans for years. I simply no longer watch it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    Perhaps.

    You really have to think about it like the owners are thinking about it. They don't care about riots, statues, historical nuances. They care about ratings. So if as an owner, you make money from advertisers who stand to give you more money if you have higher ratings wouldn't you do everything you could to increase your ratings?

    Or are you saying there is a "moral" line in the sand that has been crossed because writing “Black Lives Matter” is an innuendo?
    Like the Leftist Black Billionaire of BET said.....Black Lives Matter are Marxists. So perhaps those owners should do some studying on the Organization before jumping off head first into an Olympic pool with no water in it. Before deciding to play in politics.

    Especially considering they have been losing money, TV ratings, and fans before the Wuhu hit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Xl View Post
    Pointless grandstanding, but whatever.
    Well they do need money coming in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Xl View Post
    Pointless grandstanding, but whatever.
    More like pandering. But I don’t care. I haven’t watched an NBA game in over 15 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    More like pandering. But I don’t care. I haven’t watched an NBA game in over 15 years.
    I'll usually watch some of the playoffs, especially the conference and league finals.
    But I have no desire to watch a commercial for Black Lives Matter, which is what it appears they want to turn the NBA into.

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    If that is what the owners want to do, I don't have an issue with that. They are private owners and they have freedom of speech I will not deny them that

    What I don't like about the NBA is they have made it impossible to defend, and all of the games are nothing more that a shooting contest, that is not basketball.

    So I won't likely see it anyway.

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    So the NBA thinks dividing more is the way to go?
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