Joe Malkin, Rayshawn Buchanan, and Dave Clarke discuss the decision of the NBA, WNBA, MLS, and MLB to boycott game action in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who was shot in the back 7 times while walking away from a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Episode Highlight 0:30
Introduction 2:00
NBA Boycotting 5:24
Premise of boycotts 10:12
NBA players taking a stand 13:15
How peaceful protest make a difference 19:44
How people miss the point of a peaceful protest 24:41
Football (soccer) and Racism 28:04
Is the NFL going to play? 31:24
Sports and color barrier 35:15
Being smart and getting to the top 1% of the biggest sports in the country 36:25
Diminishing careers and livelihoods 40:56
Use your platforms 47:02
The Rooney Rule in the NFL 52:00
Making changes 56:44
Final thoughts 1:01:31
Conclusions
Quote from today’s episode
United we stand, divided we fall. Let us try to make changes in what we do.
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