The National Basketball Association has been embroiled in controversy this week after several players decided they were putting the ball down in the name of Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who shot in the back seven times by Kenosha, Wisconsin police.
Taking a cue from Milwaukee Bucks and 2020 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo, players from the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers declined to participate in their Game 5s of the playoff.
With the topic at the forefront of many sports enthusiasts’ minds, Snoop Dogg decided to voice his support for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James who has been particularly outspoken about the latest police shooting. In the process, Uncle Snoop made a bold claim about how James’ career stacks up to one of the NBA’s greatest players of all time — Michael Jordan.
“IDGAF how else LEBRONS career ends, the fact that he’s leading this charge puts him ahead of MJ as far as ‘THIS’ goes,” he wrote on Instagram. “He’s the GOAT off the court! Respect [King]! HE SAID FUCK JUST SHUTTIN UP & DRIBBLIN.”
Snoop is among the many who support the NBA strike. Royce Da 5’9, Chance The Rapper, Diddy, Lecrae, Plies, London On Da Track and Bas are just a handful of artists who have used their social media platform to call for justice.
On Thursday (August 27), ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski announced the NBA players had collectively decided to get back to regularly scheduled programming.
“The NBA’s players have decided to resume the playoffs, source tells ESPN,” he tweeted. “The resumption of playoff games could come as soon as Friday, but there is expected to be a return to this season by the weekend, sources tell ESPN.”
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He later added, “There is a meeting of NBA owners and players set for later today, sources tell @MarcJSpears and me. The discussion is expected to include plans of action moving forward on social justice issues. There is still a discussion ongoing among players about the timing of a playoff resumption — with an expectation that a Saturday return of games will be finalized later today, sources tell ESPN.”
I love Snoop’s honesty! I hope he’ll be able to say the same about how he was eclipsed as the King of the West Coast by King Tekashi.
No he hasn’t…Lebron’s politics have nothing to do with his legacy, he’s a ball player. He’s been called a “King” since high school, and been rich since then too. He’s not leading shit, he wanted to cancel the playoffs and got checked and had to flip that shit. He’s a face for people like snoop who will drool over anything he says…he’s the perfect tool to keep y’all in the same spot y’all been in for decades. Seriously, no black people been shot in the last 4 years until a few months before the election? BLM took a 4 year hiatus after Hillary lost. Can’t be that stupid?
Leading what charge? The Raptors were going to walk off tonight but the Bucks did it last night and all games were canceled. Lebron has always taken the east stance. In a mainly black league associated so much with hip hop and black culture, it is easy to say and do everything he is doing. It was harder for MJ (still should have used his platform better but it was way harder). But never mind the comparisons, where was Lebron’s social justice stance in China? That’s right, he didnt wanna fuck up the bag and it is hard to take a stance in a place where you arent in the majority and none of the fanbase looks like you. I’m happy he does what he does and his school is ill, but this BS has to be called out
Off the court fool… and I can agree with that! No way he is better than MJ on the court! 6-0 is better than 3-6. Next
That happened some years ago. People just can’t let go of their childhood.
How many NBA players have put their money where there mouths are?
Old boy from the Nuggests who got Kaepernick’d back in the day.
Craig Hodges?
Jalen Rose and Lebron have built schools in near where they grew up at.
And that’s before this year.
Meanwhile most y’all favorite rappers quiet as a church mouse.
Snoop and Le Bozo are fuc k in g clowns. So he’s better off the court at crying and being a loudmouth? Lol I don’t know about that. He’s a grade A primadonna on the court. Shit, if LeBozo wants to get into being an activist, fine. But play basketball when you’re supposed to play basketball. The problem is these idiots have been treated like royalty for bouncing a ball for way too long now. They’re nonessential workers in reality.
So what do black thugs want exactly? They want to be exempt from following the law? They demand special treatment NOT equality, because they already got that. Nobody in this country is as overlooked as the homeless. Systemic racism doesn’t exist, it’s all about classism. If systemic racism was real all these blacks playing basketball wouldn’t be millionaires, and given special treatment at colleges and high schools just so they can go into the pros. Why are there black millionaires like Oprah, LeBra, MJ, Denzel if they’re so oppressed why are they richer than my brown ass? It’s a lie.
seattle mariners took a break for awareness in the mlb fyi. i tell you what, that black fella looked like he was reaching for a concealed weapon.