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whatthe said:
I think their voices are louder in the bubble, sorry but it is true.

But if they want to walkout, then do it and create a drop the mike moment. Or get the cameras on them and few players make a statements for few minutes before each game. But it's up to them.

Covid and the racial injustice stuff all just sucks...like...royally. Can we just skip to 2021?
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Spoiler- things don't get better in 2021, no matter who the president is. . .
 
I don't think they are irrational and thinking these things will disappear overnight... I think if the reaction to the shooting was different then you'd call that some progress. It seems as though law enforcement will not be held accountable and this puts pressure to force their hand. If the governments don't respond and the players really do walk out then it will reduce the leverage and will reduce the voice they have until games start again. People will find an entertainment alternative imo.

Who knows... but I don't blame them for wanting to be done and feeling like progress is superficial thus far.
 
framer said:
Spoiler- things don't get better in 2021, no matter who the president is. . .
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I do agree... it will be interesting to see how our issues will be covered if Biden takes office. I'm curious how much scrutiny he will receive if things don't change.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I do agree... it will be interesting to see how our issues will be covered if Biden takes office. I'm curious how much scrutiny he will receive if things don't change.
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Its too bad the Dems don't have a new face. Biden, as a VP under a black President, didnt really do anything for race relations in his 8 years. I don't have much faith in him doing anything substantial.

Our country has major scars and bad incidents will continue no matter who is in charge.


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AlaskanAssassin said:
You may be right. At the same time, sports in particular can be a type of entertainment that brings us all together, regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, etc.

I would be much more impressed if instead of cancelling games, NBA players did some of the following:

-Initiated meetings (volunteering their time) with local police departments in NBA cities to discuss potential changes to protect citizens.
-Promoted more diverse police departments that were representative of the people they serve.
-Initiated town hall meetings to discuss potential changes to local law enforcement.
-Contributed a portion of their salaries or NBA revenues to additional police training or resources that could help keep people safer.
-Contributed a portion of their salaries or NBA revenues to promote black entrepreneurship, which could help uplift black communities out of poverty.

These are just ideas off the top of my head that would be more productive than cancelling the season.

The sad thing is that cancelling the season will likely decrease people's attention to these matters. Which I think is the opposite of what they want.
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The first part of this post contains the usual bromides. I don’t think these things are as true now as they were back in whatever century they were initially uttered in.

As for the rest of your post, I can guarantee you that many players have spoken out and tangibly worked on many if not all of these things. Perhaps that’s what they want to rejoin after leaving the bubble.

As of right now, there’s no evidence that their resumption in the bubble has produced any political or juridical progress.
 
LoPo said:
Its too bad the Dems don't have a new face. Biden, as a VP under a black President, didnt really do anything for race relations in his 8 years. I don't have much faith in him doing anything substantial.

Our country has major scars and bad incidents will continue no matter who is in charge.


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That is a valid point but I do think in 2020 people more people consider race relations a priority.


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I'm against kneeling but I supported their right to do it and was here for them every game.

This I think solves absolutely nothing but if they feel so strongly then whatever, I'm not going lose any sleep. Again though, what does this accomplish?
 
NAOS said:
The first part of this post contains the usual bromides. I don’t think these things are as true now as they were back in whatever century they were initially uttered in.

As for the rest of your post, I can guarantee you that many players have spoken out and tangibly worked on many if not all of these things. Perhaps that’s what they want to rejoin after leaving the bubble.

As of right now, there’s no evidence that their resumption in the bubble has produced any political or juridical progress.
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Cancel the season and perhaps next season too if COVID is still a problem. Also take the players and coaches checks from them too. Let them go work for a living.
 
Avery said:
This has been the craziest basketball season ever in addition to the year itself.

Rudy’s diagnosis on March 11 legitimately was the wrecking ball for 2020.
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Kobe Bryant is what started this entire ****** year. We all should’ve seen this coming after that. Just a horrible year of death and suffering.
 
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