According to the minister, Louis Farrakhan, NBA players like Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Lebron James and more are just slaves putting on a show for white owners. While I respect his opinion to look at things the way he sees fit, I can not begin to understand how or why he would look at it in that way.
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The leader of the Nation of Islam was speaking at a Saviours’ Day event in Detroit when he warned community leaders to NOT put up basketball courts in the community.
He said putting up courts for kids does nothing to help the black community because courts like that are actually training grounds for a basketball plantation.
He went on to compared the draft system in pro sports to that of the slave trade with how slave owners would check out the slaves before they purchased them.
“You run up and down the field, you show them how swift you are, how clever you are. And they’re sitting there watching you, timing you … that’s a good one, I’ll get him, I’m drafting him.”
With all that said, I am not sure what his point is. Would he rather these young men not have the opportunity to make this type of money and provide for themselves and loved ones? It’s not just about basketball. It’s also about what players do for the rest of their lives after retiring with the money they earned for the hard work and dedication they had during their playing career’s.
