julia robinson

Good history and narrative shifting

Revisado: 09-14-22

I enjoyed the book and gained a depth of insight into the read world of NBA basketball. The book provides a good history of professional athletes and activism, rooted in NBA basketball, while simultaneously delving into today’s players and the major shifts in society that they’ve been confronted with. Ultimately, it humanizes them as more than the media narrative—especially in the case of stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant—and positions them as (mostly) Black men aiming to use their platform for something good but not knowing how, not wanting to make the sacrifice, or pursuing activism and suffering consequences for it. It shifts the scrutiny to capitalism, media, and NBA ownership, and focuses on how they take advantage of Black players and limit their activism. In the end, I have more questions especially looking at how the NBA looks post-bubble and I imagine many of these players have more story to tell.

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