The world is quickly changing. Maya Moore is leading. Thousands of athletes are following. And even Lil’ Danny Snyder might have to get out of the way.
While the return of sports remains medically and ethically problematic, the return of athletes to the public forum could be transformative. We need LeBron James in front of a microphone right now, as America grapples with racism.
Reflect on all that has happened in sports of late.
Moore, having interrupted one of the greatest careers in American sports history, freed a falsely accused man from prison.
The NCAA and SEC, at the urging of outspoken college athletes, promised to not hold events in any state that flies the Confederate flag.