No corporate welfare!

Do not ever accept a professional sports team using tax dollars to build their houses.

Kudos to the Seattle Starting 5!

Thank you, Steph

A) I didn't know he made these comments until now.

B) I think this is an even bigger statement than even Dave Zirin says they are, but Zirin does point out exactly why they are not "tepid" nor "neutral".

This man is currently one of the most famous people on the planet. What he said about HB2 is staggeringly huge. Especially since Jordan never said shit about anything political. He was diplomatic, but he was straight-talkingly (pun intended) clear.

Steph Curry on North Carolina’s HB 2: ‘No One Should be Discriminated Against’ by Dave Zirin

We scaring the white people

First Coldplay at the Super Bowl?
Now Sting for the NBA All-Star Halftime?

These sports gotten too Black for y'all?

Need some milquetoast with that funk?

He ain't wrong

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Michael Jordan: "He took commerce over conscience."

Hating LeBron

Selfish, arrogant, money grubbing, spoiled.

I hear it all the time from others about LeBron James.
Always from white people, but I won't get into the causal racism I see against black athletes that have the "nerve" to forge their own path. I've got another target in mind.

Let me state for the record that I'm not a huge basketball fan. I tend to watch when there's a local interest involved. My Akron Zips, Ohio State, Xavier, and/or Cincinnati in the NCAA's; the Cavs or my current hometown Warriors in the playoffs, I'm gonna watch. This NBA Finals has me really interested.

It has brought up a lot of stuff about "The Decision" and "The Return". The fact that these Cavs, these Cavs with LeBron, are in the finals, proves LeBron right about going to Miami.

I was disappointed when he left the Cavs, but when I saw the reaction of Clevelanders, the hatred of those fans, gave me pause. I looked back as to why he left.

I blame Dan Gilbert.
Dude is a prick. 
We see how that guarantee turned out didn't we? LeBron 2, Cavs 0

He asked for a team to win, and Gilbert forced his hand. LeBron went to Miami, never gave up on his hometown, Akron, won two championships, and even learned to be more of a leader.

Then he came back. In the face of all that hate, all that bile, he came back. Gilbert even apologized. Cleveland took him back with open arms. He was right.

All you haters need to pause.

Portland

So I'm watching the Warriors pre-game show before they take on the Trail Blazers and I notice a boys basketball game going on behind the announcers.

Then it hits me.

Portland is so white they couldn't find a black kid to play basketball.