It was striking to see some of the responses to the video of Masai Ujiri being assaulted by a police officer after the Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship. I don’t need to link to the body cam footage; you’ve seen it by now. And I should be clearer: some of these responses were striking, but they were not surprising. While the majority of people were aghast at this particular cop’s use of force, others had a different take. These responses ranged from the usual dismissive racist garbage to the even more frustrating “well, at least now we have video proof.
When the NBA’s conversation is not enough
