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Is LeBron James a better player than me? Is Hawkeye better than Green Arrow? (The Guardian)
As the NBA finals get started we know LeBron James’s brilliance is undeniable. But the relative merits of the greats is a debate many players find dull Thu 31 May 2018 05.00 EDT The average NBA player’s career...
Sterling Brown and the tasing of the black American dream (The Guardian)
Milwaukee police didn’t just assault a basketball player, they damaged the hopes young people of color have of a better life Sat 26 May 2018 05.00 EDT Another day, another black man violently assaulted by five rogue...
The NFL’s plan to protect America from witches
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar The NFL’s cheerleader problem shows exactly what’s wrong with the league’s management: They insist on being the self-appointed guardians of America’s mythological vision of itself Witches, man. Just when you thought we...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Why the NFL player protests still matter
Football is the perfect public platform for discussing racial disparity, no matter how convincingly sappy patriotic songs and inaccurate textbooks proclaim equality has been achieved Richard Pryor once joked about the relationship African-Americans have with...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on College Sports: “It’s time to pay the tab for America’s college athletes”
College sport is a billion-dollar enterprise built off athletes who receive no compensation. Whatever the solution is, the status quo must change In Thailand, bony little boys as young as nine and 10 are thrown...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to write on the intersection of sports and social issues for Guardian US
New York, New York, 12 December, 2017-- Today Guardian US announces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a new contributor and columnist. Legendary NBA champion, best-selling author, and recipient of 2016 Medal of Freedom Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will...
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