Posted on 06/14/2020 1:23:28 PM PDT by Libloather
Dwight Howard has all the basketball reasons in the world to want to jump on a plane and head to Orlando to be part of the NBA’s restart of the season. He’s a key big man on a Lakers’ team that is the odds-on favorite to win it all, and a ring would be the cherry on top of his Hall of Fame career.
But Dwight Howard says players should not play right now, there are far more critical things to focus on in society.
Howard was part of Friday night’s 80-player call, led by Kyrie Irving, discussing whether players should be part of the restart. Howard told CNN he thought the NBA should not play right now. Here’s Howard’s statement, via his agent, to CNN.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...
I agree with Dwight Howard, who knew?
Then, practice what you preach and don’t play.
I have long anticipated, all entertainers would basically do the same thing, basically refuse to work while Trump was still in the WH.
All the more reason that he must win in November.
If I knew it I wouldn’t care.
but Disney paid all that money for BLM - surely the NBA could help them out and help unite the US?
No - we want to have a race war?
America is so racist, that this retard made 140 million playing a game.
Oh yeah, he doesn’t date Black chicks either.
Oreo cookie, Uncle Tom ass...
Or any moment as far as I’m concerned.
He’s got “FU Money”, what does he care.
Exactly. Selfish prick.
What about the young bench players?
No pro sport is ever “needed”!
There should be two leagues then. One league would include those who want to get paid for playing basketball. The other league would be for those who want to sit out.
I’d love to see less bread and circuses, especially if it meant hearing less from overpaid, priveleged, pampered sports “heroes.” It’d be better for Americans if they’d delay their restart for years.
Can you use sports as a platform to espouse your beliefs if you erase sports from the equation? Let’s find out! There’s some teenage phenom out there just waiting to kneel for the anthem. I can’t wait to hear from him once we work out how we’ll even know who he is.
Non-essential workers.
Don’t play and give back the money you are being paid for playing.
With ESPN having its lowest ratings in 41 years, the roundball money seems to be drying up. Sad, isn’t it? /sarc
Sports fanatics have figured out they can do just fine without their sports. And do he and others realize, no play no pay? Maybe not instantly but certainly eventually. Good luck with that.
I would go one step further and say that basketball is not needed ever.
Pro sports are not needed IMO
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.