No sports relies on a national holiday for a necessary shot in the arm than does the NBA when it comes to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
I've found that most of my peeps, like myself, have suffered a similar decline in love for professional basketball over the last several year.
There are the subtle problems like having too many teams in the league, and then there are the glaring problems like having players from those teams entering the crowd and punching patrons in the face. Not good.
But MLK Day provides an awful lot of cover-up. Even a staunch NBA-loather like myself finds himself enjoying the TNT triple-header, even if the teams involved are, well, just bad, OK?
A game that is dominated by African Americans and unquestionably a sport that goes hand-in-hand with Afro culture, basketball needs to continue this beautiful relationship with the late, great activist.
There's no misconstruing his messages of equality and his urges to love your fellow man. I like the fact that, at least one day out of the year, I see that kind of extra human element while watching professional basketball players.
Once a year, there's nothing better than covering the scars of a long mishandled league with the feel-good facial makeup of one of the most progressive thinkers our nation as seen.
The King helped us cover up an awful lot of our mistakes. Now, even beyond the grave, his eternal message of hope is still performing damage control.
I've found that most of my peeps, like myself, have suffered a similar decline in love for professional basketball over the last several year.
There are the subtle problems like having too many teams in the league, and then there are the glaring problems like having players from those teams entering the crowd and punching patrons in the face. Not good.
But MLK Day provides an awful lot of cover-up. Even a staunch NBA-loather like myself finds himself enjoying the TNT triple-header, even if the teams involved are, well, just bad, OK?
A game that is dominated by African Americans and unquestionably a sport that goes hand-in-hand with Afro culture, basketball needs to continue this beautiful relationship with the late, great activist.
There's no misconstruing his messages of equality and his urges to love your fellow man. I like the fact that, at least one day out of the year, I see that kind of extra human element while watching professional basketball players.
Once a year, there's nothing better than covering the scars of a long mishandled league with the feel-good facial makeup of one of the most progressive thinkers our nation as seen.
The King helped us cover up an awful lot of our mistakes. Now, even beyond the grave, his eternal message of hope is still performing damage control.
