Basketball

Sacramento Kings Protest

#BlackLivesMatter and the NBA Collide In Sacramento #BlackLivesMatter and the NBA Collide In Sacramento

When Stephon Clark was killed by police, activists took to the streets and shut down an NBA game.

Mar 27, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Madison Square Garden Security

Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology

Facial recognition is a threat to privacy and the latest frontier in surveillance.

Mar 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

Basketball

Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health

The former NBA player n the NBA’s mental-health policy and why it falls woefully short.

Mar 21, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Loyola March Madness

Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms

Non-tenured faculty are set to strike, and students may be walking out with them.

Mar 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Donte Ingram

Loyola Basketball’s March Madness Success Shaded By Student Unrest Loyola Basketball’s March Madness Success Shaded By Student Unrest

Protest over an unneeded stadium and a viral video of brutality by campus police engulf the Chicago campus.

Mar 16, 2018 / Dave Zirin

March Madness

Just How Many Scandals Can the NCAA Take? Just How Many Scandals Can the NCAA Take?

Georgetown legend Monica McNutt sits down for a full-length conversation on basketball, sexual harassment and Black Panther.

Feb 27, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

LeBron James at Utah Jazz

The NBA Has Become a Site of Resistance Against Racism and Trump The NBA Has Become a Site of Resistance Against Racism and Trump

MLK Day wasn’t a day for syrupy tributes, as players connected King’s holiday to the current moment.

Jan 17, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Jaylen Brown and the Evolution of the Activist Athlete

Jaylen Brown and the Evolution of the Activist Athlete Jaylen Brown and the Evolution of the Activist Athlete

By offering a systemic critique of racism and poverty, the 21-year-old is demonstrating how to bring depth to our political discussions.

Jan 11, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Miri Regev

The Israeli Sports Minister Is Using the NBA to Further an Anti-Palestine PR Campaign The Israeli Sports Minister Is Using the NBA to Further an Anti-Palestine PR Campaign

Miri Regev, who once called African migrants “a cancer,” claims to have pressured the NBA into removing mention of Israeli occupation of Palestine from its website.

Dec 29, 2017 / Dave Zirin

New Orleans Saints players take the knee

2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash 2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash

Following an old script, right-wing racist minions spent this year trying to make athlete activists pay a price for being conscious.

Dec 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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