I love basketball, especially NBA basketball, but am I the only one that's getting tired of the virtue signaling and hypocrisy of the organization and its constituents?

The NBA has been back for only a few days but I can't be the only "level headed" person (read: not a Forum 16 fanatic) that has already grown sick of it, can I?

Pregame: BLM talk, images of protests, talk of which players are donating to which Black businesses

Game: BLM image plastered on the court, announcers talking about what statement LeBron was wearing on his way in (this could be a whole separate rant), BLM commercials, "woke" statements on jerseys

Postgame: same as pregame, add coach and player Q&A about the same thing

I don't have a problem with BLM the sentiment, I have a problem with a movement that makes fundamentally incorrect arguments that ultimately do nothing but further add to the divide in the country. I have a problem with just wanting to unwind and watch a basketball game but not being able do that anymore. I have a problem with the NBA picking and choosing which issues to stand behind as long as it doesn't hurt their bottom line. I have a problem with current and former players endorsing Antisemites with no repercussions. I have a problem with the idea that you're either "with us or against us". It's over the top.

I just want to watch a game of basketball, not be told what to think.

I'm alright with it. Doesn't seem to change my enjoyment of watching the game

MuckRaker96 said:

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If I were a white player I would ask for a jersey that says "the man" on the back

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I'm a huge Lebron fan, but he's the worst example of an NBA that sells its soul to the communist party in China, scolding and punishing NBA executives who speak out about the injustices committed by China, while simultaneously catering to Marxist organizations in this country. "Group economics" is actually one of the approved Jersey messages!

It's absurd. I'm not a forum 16 guy either, and I'm not a Trump voter, but I won't watch the NBA right now.

I just don't appreciate being lectured on equality and privilege by guys who get paid more in a year that I'll make in a lifetime to play a game, when they were born with natural abilities and physical traits that 99.99% of the population don't have.

PermianBasinAggie said:

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I just don't appreciate being lectured on equality and privilege by guys who get paid more in a year that I'll make in a lifetime to play a game, when they were born with natural abilities and physical traits that 99.99% of the population don't have.

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Just curious, how do you feel about getting lectured to about how just trickle down economics are you politicians who were born into trust funds that 99.99% of us will never have?

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PermianBasinAggie said:

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I just don't appreciate being lectured on equality and privilege by guys who get paid more in a year that I'll make in a lifetime to play a game, when they were born with natural abilities and physical traits that 99.99% of the population don't have.

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Just curious, how do you feel about getting lectured to about how just trickle down economics are you politicians who were born into trust funds that 99.99% of us will never have?

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Which politician do you have in mind? Bushes?

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Politicians in general and also talking heads on news.

I always find it funny when people get all huffy about people who make more money than them or are rich preach about some things, but are cool with others.

Maybe don't be coward and say you don't like hearing the message itself instead of hiding behind how much people make?

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not to mention that many of the NBA players came from early lives where they lived in inequalities on a daily basis. Maybe, just maybe, they want to see change for the types of people they grew up around who weren't lucky enough to be born with the same natural abilities.

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PermianBasinAggie said:

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I just don't appreciate being lectured on equality and privilege by guys who get paid more in a year that I'll make in a lifetime to play a game, when they were born with natural abilities and physical traits that 99.99% of the population don't have.

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Just curious, how do you feel about getting lectured to about how just trickle down economics are you politicians who were born into trust funds that 99.99% of us will never have?

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Which politician do you have in mind? Bushes?

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Politicians in general and also talking heads on news.

I always find it funny when people get all huffy about people who make more money than them or are rich preach about some things, but are cool with others.

Maybe don't be coward and say you don't like hearing the message itself instead of hiding behind how much people make?

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not to mention that many of the NBA players came from early lives where they lived in inequalities on a daily basis. Maybe, just maybe, they want to see change for the types of people they grew up around who weren't lucky enough to be born with the same natural abilities.

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I honestly don't care if people are offended, want to listen to the comments or just turn them off. I've watched and enjoyed it and it's not bothered me one bit.

I just get annoyed when people take the whole shut up and dribble or qualify the fact that they just don't like the message by pointing to something like status or wealth. Just man up and say you don't like the message... don't hide behind other stuff.

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not to mention that many of the NBA players came from early lives where they lived in inequalities on a daily basis. Maybe, just maybe, they want to see change for the types of people they grew up around who weren't lucky enough to be born with the same natural abilities.

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I'm sure this is true. I just wish they had eyes to see the massive abuses of the communist system to which they, through their actions, are giving deference. Ain't no injustice like Marxist injustice.

I listened to my father drone on for about 3-4 minutes about the NBA and BLM. There is a simple solution...don't watch. The NBA has drawn a line in the sand, and there is no mixed messaging anymore. If you want to enjoy professional basketball this post-season, you will also have to endure their posturing.

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I just get annoyed when people take the whole shut up and dribble or qualify the fact that they just don't like the message by pointing to something like status or wealth. Just man up and say you don't like the message... don't hide behind other stuff.

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I can honestly say that I would be annoyed with any political messages on either end of the spectrum in this situation. The players and the league have every right to express their views and support whatever they want, but I would rather just see sports stay largely apolitical.

somehow sean hannity and tucker carlson and laura ingraham are allowed to spew BS and tell MILLIONS of people every night what to think, but when NBA players do it, its suddenly hypocrisy?

Hannity, Carlson, Ingraham, Rush, and on and on make just as much as NBA players but yet somehow the NBA players who should shut up and dribble.

The NBA knows is audience. If you don't like their politics, don't watch.

Literally there is a thread every other day about the NBA. For an org that people dont care about, they sure do have a lot of head space

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somehow sean hannity and tucker carlson and laura ingraham are allowed to spew BS and tell MILLIONS of people every night what to think, but when NBA players do it, its suddenly hypocrisy?

Hannity, Carlson, Ingraham, Rush, and on and on make just as much as NBA players but yet somehow the NBA players who should shut up and dribble.

The NBA knows is audience. If you don't like their politics, don't watch.

Literally there is a thread every other day about the NBA. For an org that people dont care about, they sure do have a lot of head space

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Really?

Hannity etc. are paid for a living to give their opinions on a news network and people choose or choose not to watch their programming.

NBA players are paid for a living to play basketball - people tune it to watch them play a sport, not listen to their political opinions.

Is the difference that hard to comprehend ???