Adreian Payne deserved more

Hey. It’s been a while.

These are not the conditions I had in mind to return to, but hey, we’re here.

Another Black man died by the wound of a gun’s bullet. Another Black man before the age of 35. Another Black father gone before his son turned 10.

When it may appear Rayford Young’s tweeting too much defending his son and Atlanta Hawks’ star point guard Trae, or Tee Morant has done one too many courtside interviews, LaVar Ball has completely overshadowed his sons or LeBron James was being selfish when he joined Bronny’s AAU team’s layup line to dunk before a game- understand these are often uncharted territories.

There’s an all-too-familiar eeriness when Young Dolph’s partner endorses an…