Kyle Becker@kylenabecker
The NBA's mistreatment of Jaden Ivey over his Christian-based criticism of Pride Month is egregious.
Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich, Doc Rivers, Steph Curry, Lebron James, and others have also said things far more provocative — even incendiary — about politics.
"It’s shameful, really, that in our country we can have [ICE] law enforcement officers who commit murder and seemingly get away with it." — Steve Kerr
Renee Good hit an ICE agent with her car. It is caught on video. The officer shot in self-defense. He was not charged.
“All you hear is Donald Trump and all of them talking about fear. We're the ones getting killed. We're the ones getting shot. We're the ones that were denied to live in certain communities. We've been hung. We've been shot. And all you do is keep hearing about fear.” — Doc Rivers
Jacob Blake was wanted on a felony warrant. He was armed with a knife. He resisted arrest after he tried to steal a car with a child in the back. He was shot by police. The DOJ closed the case on the officers involved.
"We are scared as Black people in America … we are terrified. I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police.” — Lebron James
Exhaustive analysis of deadly police shootings shows that there is no disproportionate racial bias.
As a NYT analysis written by Harvard economist Roland Fryer Jr found, "But when it comes to the most lethal form of force — police shootings — the study finds no racial bias."
The BLM protests, including the kneeling during games, were often fueled by harmful and racially divisive lies.
But the NBA celebrates player and coach statements that are inflammatory and misleading under the deceptive framing of "social justice."
Many people wonder: How could America be that racist when we have an NBA dominated by black athletes?
Indeed. That is part of what is driving this behavior. The NBA, like other sports leagues, is ideologically captured.
League executives don't want Americans to assume that just because these leagues are "color-blind" in terms of players treatment, that America is the same way. That would harm the "progressive" cause.
Thus, the spectacle of multi-millionaire athletes standing with BLM was intentionally staged to deflect away from an obvious fact: We are looking at privileged athletes.
The NBA wants us all to unite in opposition against racial discrimination.
Done. All sensible Americans oppose it.
But when it comes to discrimination against Christians, the NBA isn't just silent. It is perpetrating it.
