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Hey, PushBlack family! Derek Jeter’s birthday has us thinking about sports and race. The NBA may be less popular than the MLB and NFL, but its athletes are stronger in speaking out against social injustices. Though they have similar demographics to NFL players, NBA players have more power in going up against corporate policy and standing up for themselves and the communities they represent. Mainstream audiences and writers would prefer players to stay in their lane. Players, however, have refused to do so and instead are continuing a longstanding tradition of unapologetically advocating for black lives. This tradition will continue to exist because without players like Lebron, DWade, DRose, and Carmelo, there is no NBA.
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“[being called racial slurs] taught me a lot. It taught me how I didn’t want to be, that I needed to learn about different people as opposed to just judging them.“
- Derek Jeter
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