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Rest Easy, NBA: You Are Diverse
May 10th 2007 – 10:43AM
That ref bias study might have been miscontrued by everyone and rejected by players, but it still had negative implications for the NBA. So the league should be happy with this latest formal study of their ranks: one naming them the most diverse sports league in America ever. From Newsday: Richard Lapchick's Race and...
NBA Racism News From the Web
- 02/20/12 ESPN editor, anchor apologize over Jeremy Lin remarks Source: Calgary Herald - Alberta - Canada Both ESPN employees punished for using a racial slur in reference to Jeremy Lin have stated that they meant no offense and did not use the word to deliberately denigrate the New York Knicks point guard.
- 09/12/11 Former NBA All-Star suing over alleged racism Source: FOX Sports Former NBA All-Star Joe Barry Carroll is suing an Atlanta restaurant for discrimination, claiming he was asked to give up his seat for two white women because he is black, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday.
- 07/01/11 Owen coming to a theater near you Source: The News & Observer - Raleigh NC "I would say that's about 80 percent of what I do," Owen says.
- 04/15/11 Jackie Robinson, NBA Style: Earl Lloyd on Breaking... Source: Bleacher Report Jackie Robinson broke major league baseball's color barrier 64 years ago today and, as it does every year, baseball is celebrating the anniversary of his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, April 15, 1947.
- 02/24/11 Racism Behind Lack of NBA Interest? Source: The Sports Economist Racisim is a ready-made sociological explanation for many outcomes.
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