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Donovan Mitchell - CRT and Off Court Racial Issues were Draining

Nate505 said:
They are real everywhere. Is there one city in the NBA without racial issues?

The bigger difference is that racial issues got heavily politicized in 2020, and Salt Lake City is one of the few NBA cities in a very red state. Oklahoma City is honestly the only one I can think of that compares. So state Senators can say the crap like the one guy did with no real repercussions.
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I know... I live in liberal CA and there are issues here too!!! (shocked face)

But the issue is what you just outlined in the second part of your post. There needs to be repercussions for **** like that. Too much of the voting base supports him.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
You really think SLC is just like NYC?
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no way he thinks that if he has ever been there, I think the biggest benefit to athletes there, or CLE for example in his mind, is he can jog down the street and there is actually a chance nobody recognizes him and hounds him for attention.
People forget how annoying it is for a superstar or highly known person to live in society with fans constantly trolling
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I know... I live in liberal CA and there are issues here too!!! (shocked face)

But the issue is what you just outlined in the second part of your post. There needs to be repercussions for **** like that. Too much of the voting base supports him.
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Yeah, but the unfortunate reality of a representative democracy is there will be fringe idiots elected every now and then.

Georgia has one, and if MTG said something stupid to a member of the Hawks, Atlanta would take none of the heat because it has a huge minority population. SLC doesn't so this stuff becomes amplified.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
The hilarious part of this thread is that the dismissal of his personal experience with the BS that "this happens everywhere so stop caring and calling out Utah" is probably a big part of what drained him.
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Nothing drained him. He’s using excuses to paint Donovan in the victim light. He chose to dive into everything he did. He’s actually pretty racist in his own right. I know gasp, that can’t be said. The cop thing is the weakest tea nonsense I’ve ever read.
 
oneye said:
I do, y'all dragged me back here today. Utah was too white for Donovan and he isn't a genuine human being at all. That simple. Too white for the kid who went to a private school that was one of the most expensive in the country that was 90% white.
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I gotta admit that for me it’s all blow and no show and more brand recognition around the whole BLM movement than anything. But what do I know? I was cynical about Meghan Markle when I first heard about her charges on Oprah, but after episode two of the Netflix docuseries am completely in her and Harry’s corner.

Still, I hope Clarkson and the boys embarrass his *** tonight!
 
I'm 100% with Donovan on the racial/social justice issues stuff. Trying to take up that mantle in Utah of all places must be extremely taxing.


Overall I do think it's important that Donovan is cheered upon reception at the home game in SLC.

1. He was a great player for the Jazz
2. He did everything he needed to do (stay quiet) for Utah to get the best value they could out of him.
3. While he might have not be 100% honest, he never fully fake committed to Utah (maybe Hayward did this, or maybe DL was just ignorant)
4. With so much of Don's beef w/ Utah being racially related, and how he was treated (by some, not all) fans because of his statements, fans in attendance should cheer as to not further the narratives about Utah.
 
Nate505 said:
None of which trump him being a jackass.
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I would say that's incredibly immature to think one statement outweighs all the positive he did here, both on and off the court, and currently with what we got for him.

I would say I'm also glad the Jazz lost the Mavs series. Maybe if they win, the Jazz run it back and it's another meh season.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I would say that's incredibly immature to think one statement outweighs all the positive he did here, both on and off the court, and currently with what we got for him.

I would say I'm also glad the Jazz lost the Mavs series. Maybe if they win, the Jazz run it back and it's another meh season.
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His one statement was him being happy the team he played for lost so he could be gone. That wouldn't be received well in any NBA city.

I mean I'm happy the Jazz lost too and that Mitchell is gone. Doesn't mean he deserves to be cheered because of it.
 
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