Thursday, August 27, 2020

Political Sports

Sports Owners Invited Trouble by Allowing Politics on the Field What They Must Do Next to Save Sports

It was a horrible mistake by sports owners to allow a players political expression onto the field.  A distinction needed to be made that permitted players to express their political feeling either before or after games, not during the games!

But, owners didn't do that and invited a horrible mess!

Sports are suppose to be an escape for fans.  They have no interest to listen to players feel about any
political or social issue.  That's not what they were hired for.

After the shooting of Jacob Blake, the Milwaukee Bucks  taken to boycott and refused to play in the playoffs.  Other teams across the sports world have taken the example and refused to play as well.  

This is the moment sports owners need to draw a line in the sand.

Every player who refuses to play is in violation of their contract.  Playing for the NBA, or Major League Baseball, or the NFL is a privilege, not a right.  Owners need to give players a choice.  Either play or the player is fired! This is the occasion sports owners need to regain control of their sport!  Players can protest all they want during off hours.  But, when it seeps into the games itself that  is unsustainable!

2 comments:

  1. AMEN! We have reached zenith hyper over reaction here. And yes, I and many others love sports. These boycotts, etc are a slap in the face of fans. Make your case AFTER the game. There are plenty of media outlets hat will give you air time. And, yeah, in a perfect world maybe the athletes should get educated and wait for facts BEFORE granting sainthood to every Black man shot by police?

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