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Thoughts on Knicks/Nuggets
Just wanted to share some thoughts on this.
We already have a professional sports league where fighting DURING the game is "sanctioned" so to speak and rarely frowned upon. Fans show up expecting a fight and the sportscasters rarely mention it and neither do the sports writers. Whats even worse the media and the powers that be do not penalize or stigmatize those players as much....
They are the NHL-National Hockey League. They average about 1 bloody brawl a game!! and its not paraded on the news as a bunch of reckless,overpaid, immature, classless players. Ironically, those terms are rampant in the media portrayal of our ball players when they have fights. Lets be mindful on which set of lenses we are viewing this situation through and how it only bolsters their argument that Black ball players are not professional as their white counterparts!
I am a sportsfan and I can recognize that in the heat of the battle, emotions can rage and fists can fly, but just like in first grade we used to shake it off and go back to the game with no hard feelings, but now its front page news, and top of the hour on ESPN and these wannabe sports analysts are just eager to label Black players as volatile, uncontrollable and violent. But in the end this means more attention to the teams whether positive or negative. The saying goes...any publicity is good publicity. Commissioner Stern finally has some work to do!
Lets be careful on our rushed judgements and look carefully at the entire forest and not just one tree in our immediate view!
Peace and Thanks!
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