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Twitter Sets Former NFL Star Brian Urlacher Straight After He Comes for Jacob Blake
Social media is a graveyard for common sense. It’s also a cesspool of bigotry, fallacies and white supremacist rhetoric that endangers the lives of those we hold dear. In a past life, NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher—which is Wakandan for “this man is about to get dragged”—was a force of nature; a six-foot, six-inch…
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Mets, Marlins Walk Off the Field After Honoring Jackie Robinson With 42-Second Moment of Silence
On Thursday night, when the Miami Marlins and New York Mets expressed their intention to play, despite plenty of other MLB teams opting to strike in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, it raised eyebrows. Then shortly after taking the field, this happened: If you would’ve told me at least four of five…
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After Bringing the Sports World to a Standstill, NBA Players Agree to Resume Playoffs
After refusing to play, and forcing the entire world to focus its attention on Sunday’s police shooting of Jacob Blake instead, NBA players have reversed course and now agree to resume the NBA playoffs. On Wednesday, The Root reported that something unprecedented occurred: fed up with the mistreatment of Black people in America, the Milwaukee…
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Jermaine Dupri, Bakari Sellers Strive to Engage Black Male Voters With Shop Talk
It’s a simple equation that becomes more and more urgent by the day: Black women notoriously hold it down in elections, but if Joe Biden is going to emerge triumphant in November, he’s gonna need Black men to show up and show out at the polls—the same way we did for Barak Obama in 2008…
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Because Police Refuse to Stop Shooting Unarmed Black People, We Now Live In a World Without Professional Sports
I had no intention of watching the game. As a lifelong fan of the Orlando Magic—I still have nightmares of my Dad chasing me around the house with a broom after we got swept in the 1995 NBA Finals—I wanted no parts of the inevitable coup de grâce that would be Wednesday’s Game 5 against…
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I Ain't One to Gossip, but Word on the Street Is That the Celtics and Raptors Might Boycott Their Game on Thursday
Since the NBA resumed play in July, we’ve seen protests, demonstrations and players have been extremely vocal about a multitude of issues that impact our communities. But one thing we haven’t seen is players outright refuse to play games in the name of social justice. And with tensions boiling after 29-year-old Jacob Blake was ruthlessly…
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Detroit Lions Cancel Practice to Protest the Police Shooting of Jacob Blake: 'Football Isn’t Important Today'
“Practice?! We talking bout Practice!” In 2002, Allen Iverson’s infamous rant reverberated throughout every corner of the sports stratosphere. “Not the game, but we’re talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that?” At the time, Iverson came off as a malcontent for undermining the necessity of being properly prepared for the game at…
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Paul George Fights Through Depression, Anxiety to Drop 35 Points in Blowout Win
Something was wrong with Paul George. Yes, his season has been marred by injuries, and we’re still not entirely convinced he’s fully adapted to his new team, but entering the playoffs, the Clippers were supposed to be a juggernaut. Thanks to his poor play, his team was anything but. But after blossoming demigod Luka Doncic…
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'This Is Sick and Is a Real Problem': NBA, NFL Players Speak Out After Jacob Blake Shooting
Jacob Blake isn’t supposed to be alive. On Sunday, the Kenosha, Wis., native was shot at least seven times in the back by local police after breaking up a verbal altercation between two women. In response, the city has descended into chaos as the 29-year-old fights for his life in intensive care. Protests have sprung…
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Los Angeles City Council Announces Street Will Be Renamed Kobe Bryant Boulevard: 'He Is the City'
In NBA circles, Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles is commonly known as The House That Kobe Built. And now a portion of Figueroa Street in its immediate vicinity will be renamed after one of the greatest professional athletes who ever lived. ESPN reports that on Monday, celebrated locally as Kobe Bryant Day, Los Angeles…
