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MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry: NBA Is About 'Profit From the Sale of Black Bodies'
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2014/05/28/msnbcs-melissa-harris-perry-nba-about-sale-black-bodies ^ | May 28, 2014 | Tom Blumer

Posted on 05/28/2014 1:01:14 AM PDT by grundle

HARRIS-PERRY: "All right so let's review the whole story. Wealthy owners? Check. Profit made from the sale of black bodies? Check. Racial angst? Mmm, check. We're going to have more on the case for reparations after this."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osKA0bvELq0

For the record, NBA players are the highest paid professional athletes in America, easily surpassing all other major team sports.

According to Forbes, the average salary in the NBA in 2012 was $5.15 million a year. With the average career lasting 4.8 years, that equates to $24.7 million in total compensation — this is the “average.” The NBA’s top player, Kobe Bryant, yes a black man, earned $30.4 million for the 2013-14 season, USA Today reported.


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To: grundle

Then let’s ban the NBA. Dismantle the teams. Do away with arenas. Get rid of the balls. No kids’ teams. No season tickets. No.....

Yeah, right!


41 posted on 05/28/2014 10:52:29 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: grundle

She’s right.....Ban the NBA.


42 posted on 05/28/2014 10:53:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: grundle

Does this mean no business should hire a black person if their work makes the business profitable? I assume people are compensated for their labor.


43 posted on 05/30/2014 7:34:24 AM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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