Heh. You think YOU'RE all worn out with that
For the record, I had Bird down as a wigger for a while.
And it just occurred to me:
ESPN host Jim Gray asked Bird whether the NBA lacks enough white superstars.
Why in hell did Gray ask the question in the first place? It ain't like we need no help starting racial shit in the agora…
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10:52 PM CDT on Thursday, June 10, 2004
Let's get this straight: Larry Bird tells ESPN that the NBA needs more white superstars because the majority of fans are white.
"And if you had a couple of white guys in there," he says, "you might get them a little excited."
Not a Kevin Garnett clone. Not a twin of Tim Duncan.
Not Shaq's shadow. No Kobe copy.
More white guys.
Let's put aside whether Bird's sentiments are racist because, frankly, we're all worn out with that.
Posted by Prometheus 6 on June 11, 2004 - 12:25am :: Race and Identity
