Not one to mince his words, Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri joined ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski last week for what, at face value, was set to be another episode on the Woj Pod. Instead, what ensued was a call heard around the basketball world, one expressing grief, anguish, frustration, embarrassment, and a demand for change.
“Have you ever had to worry about the colour of your skin,” Ujiri asked poignantly. “Everybody has to ask themselves that question.”
Ujiri, born to a Nigerian father and Kenyan mother, came to the U.S. with a different understanding of the racist experiences he would soon become all too familiar with.