2021-2022 AROUND the NBA: GSW Champs [ARCHIVED]

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@"TXBamanut", no doubt the NBA's core value is profit, but there were other things going on regarding social justice here in the U.S. that I think motivated the NBA to take a stance, rather than just profit; the primary of which, is that the players wanted the NBA to be involved in the justice concerns of people of color. The NBA is at least somewhat of a partnership. I think it's great that the players were heard. 

If you want to take some higher profile players to task for being interested in justice for their own folks, but not for folks in China (and the disinterest be based on profit), then I understand your point. But I think you overstate your point when you say that the NBA was involved in the racial reckoning of the last two years just for profit. That's my take.

Personally, it just makes the good that the league and players did for social justice issues in the States ring a tad hollow.  Those causes still need to be championed but everyone happily ignoring genocide is ridiculous, especially when everyone involved is directly profiting from the slave labor.  

And I'll fully admit my hypocrisy.  Some of my boycotts of companies for terrible business practices I boycotted in my youth have stuck (Walmart) and others have fallen by the wayside (Nike).  

Further, it is one thing to ignore it and it's another to thing to flat out say you don't care like the GSW dude.

I'll continue to hope more athletes stand up with Kanter.  I think he gets better than most why our country is great and where it needs improvement.  You can promote social justice here and promote human rights elsewhere.