Well, fuck me, I guess.
Ooooo, that sounds nice.
Wait....I mean....
Spurts is starting back up. Definitely not the same vibe without fans, but some of it, even golf, is worth the watch just to see a sporting event I don't already know the outcome of. MLB did some kneeling and tributes to BLM (Hey, that's MLB backwards) but as far as I can tell, they've pretty much moved on and playing ball. I've watched a good bit of the Bravos the last week.
The NFL made a contribution of $250 large to BLM. I imagine there will be some tributes and stuff as well, but I do expect them to also get back to focusing on the product on the field.
The NBA is another story. They're balls deep. It's BLM in your face from start to finish. I think they have to be more than any other sport. 75% plus of their players are black and they thrive solely on marketing individual stars. It's not, "Watch the Lakers battle the Rockets." Instead, you get, "See Lebron and James Harden go head to head." They've done a great job marketing themselves that way, but you let those superstars walk because they don't think the league is pacifying them enough....it's a straight downward spiral.
I'm adamantly opposed to the methods of BLM. I could go on for a couple of pages, but there's no need. So the NBA's product right now is a huge turn off to me. Plus, being in bed with a Communist country that commits 1,000X the atrocities on its own people than those claimed by BLM in the U.S. kind of seals the deal for me with that league.
Look, it's all huge business. They're going to do whatever it takes to keep the ship upright and running smooth so the billions will continue to flow. It's been said many times that the NFL is owned/run by a bunch of crotchety old white guys. Do you think they really wanted to throw those millions at BLM? Nope. But they did what they did to preserve the status quo. Each of us can decide whether or not we want to watch their product.
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