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Chris Kirschner: This quote from Lloyd …
Chris Kirschner: This quote from Lloyd Pierce: “I’m fine. You’re emotional. You’re vulnerable. But this isn’t new. I’ve been black for 44 years. This feeling of outrage isn’t new.”
As protests against racial injustice …
As protests against racial injustice and systemic racism continue across the United States, sparked by the death of George Floyd last week, Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet shared his thoughts on the conversation that has emerged about racial inequality. “It’s really unfortunate, but what I think is even more unfortunate is that I think we’ve already seen this before,” VanVleet said in an interview Monday of some of the protests turning violent. “We’ve seen this movie before and I think people are tired of the racism and tired of discrimination and the abuse. Unfortunately, [George Floyd] had to lose his life but I think it was a boiling point and people are just fed up and I think it’s time for a change and everybody’s seeing that.
Fred VanVleet: “Kind of the curtains …
Fred VanVleet: “Kind of the curtains are being pulled back and you can see everything for what it is and see who stands where and we’re going to have to move forward from this eventually, but right now it’s just a lot of emotion, and rightfully so. We’re talking about hundreds of years of pain and suffering for an entire culture of people.”
VanVleet believes some of our society’s …
VanVleet believes some of our society’s systems as we know them need to be overhauled. “It’s big steps. There’s nothing small that’s gonna fix this,” VanVleet said of what steps can be taken to move towards a resolution. “I think the system that’s in place is not for us, it’s not for everybody. It’s for a specific set of people and, obviously, there are ways to succeed in that system, but there’s definitely not an even playing field. So there’s a lot of things that need to be changed, but there are laws, policies and, as you can see, police procedures that maybe need to be updated or guys need to be trained better.”
Joe Mussatto: Trae Young’s speech at …
Joe Mussatto: Trae Young’s speech at the Norman rally.
Brian Lewis: #Knicks may conspicuously …
Sarah K. Spencer: “It’s powerful to see …
Sarah K. Spencer: “It’s powerful to see the vulnerability, to see the effort.” Lloyd Pierce says conversations the NBCA committee has had so far have been powerful. When it comes to finding solutions, LP says they’re trying to focus on action/solutions that are sustainable.
Sarah K. Spencer: Lloyd Pierce: “She …
Dave Zirin: This demonstration is being …
Dave Zirin: This demonstration is being organized by former NBA player Royce White. He’s been organizing mass demos all week in Minneapolis. Thousands of people. Can’t believe that’s not a bigger story in the sports-media world. Helluva lot more compelling than The Last Dance.