Men's Basketball NBA 2019 - 2020

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Some historical context.

 

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The entire remainder of the season may by on the line.

 

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4 hours ago, Vektor said:

Boycotting games because of an ongoing political event is just dumb (unless the organizers are responsible for the situation). Just look at what the Hungarian athletes did a couple of weeks after the Hungarian revolution in 1956. They went to the Olympics and won 9 gold medals. And they beat the Soviet Union in water polo, in one of the most historical matches of the sport ever. They proved that their community can't be beaten by oppression. That's far more powerful than delaying a competition. 

There was different context there of course. Hungary needed to prove it’s strength internationally. The players wanted to make a statement against the Iron Curtain and against the Soviet Union. The one way to do that was to win at the Olympic Games. “Blood in the Water” was their victory because it humiliated the Russians, and that was the best they could do.

 

Many Americans see the NBA as a form of entertainment. In fact, much of the criticism for players trying to speak out has landed along the lines of “shut up and dribble.” They’ve chooses to do the opposite to make a statement. They’ve chosen to stop dribbling and speak up. They are done entertaining a country that has neglected their communities.  

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LA teams really living up to the California standard.

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The last statement considering current situation of NBA Season 

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3 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

There was different context there of course. Hungary needed to prove it’s strength internationally. The players wanted to make a statement against the Iron Curtain and against the Soviet Union. The one way to do that was to win at the Olympic Games. “Blood in the Water” was their victory because it humiliated the Russians, and that was the best they could do.

 

Many Americans see the NBA as a form of entertainment. In fact, much of the criticism for players trying to speak out has landed along the lines of “shut up and dribble.” They’ve chooses to do the opposite to make a statement. They’ve chosen to stop dribbling and speak up. They are done entertaining a country that has neglected their communities.  

Well, if black Americans only see NBA as entertainment, not as something they can be proud of being the best at, no matter the circumstances, than your sport is just as broken as your country is. 

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10 minutes ago, Vektor said:

Well, if black Americans only see NBA as entertainment, not as something they can be proud of being the best at, no matter the circumstances, than your sport is just as broken as your country is. 

I certainly can’t speak for African Americans, but I was merely trying to illustrate a possible difference in logic.

 

NBA players definitely take pride in what they do. I was just saying that professional sports are a form of entertainment. 

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If the nba boycott is targeted against China, the democrats will wave their rainbow flags, the republicans will say amen and the totallympics family will totally approve.

 

But anyway boycotts that will tarnish america's image is bad, in such cases mixing sports and politics is wrong.

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39 minutes ago, opruh said:

If the nba boycott is targeted against China, the democrats will wave their rainbow flags, the republicans will say amen and the totallympics family will totally approve.

 

But anyway boycotts that will tarnish america's image is bad, in such cases mixing sports and politics is wrong.

There are probably only 5% or less of Totallympics users that approve boycotting sporting events for political reasons. After all, we know better than the average person the stains left in the history of sports, because of such acts. 

 

Also Americas image has been tarnished for years now, very few things that happen there seem normal. 

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4 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

LA teams really living up to the California standard.

 

LeBron's legacy is still on the line. He didn't come to Lakers to have seasons cancelled over political reasons. If there's one player furious over games being postponed, it's LeBron for sure.