I agree with the baseball player that "sports should be a reward for a function society" and by that metric, America 100% doesn't deserve sports right now. I 100% respect the opinions of George Hill and FVV but if they were to protest, what is they realistically plan to accomplish? What would be defined as success? I know there are people who say they welcome sports as a "distraction" from everything going on but I would be willing to bet a lot of those same folks wouldn't pay attention even if there were no sports. They would just find another distraction. In my eyes, they're like the folks who threaten to cancel the NBA but were never viewers to begin with.
The players of these leagues which are predominantly black shouldn't have to forego their annual salaries that have them in the Top 1% of the US earners (NBA - Median: $2.5MM, Average: $6.6MM and NFL - Median: $860K, Average $2.7MM) in order for change to occur. IMO, if they are going to do that, there should at least be a solid plan with tangible goals and potential results in place.
Maybe this goes back to function society piece but it's sad that we live in a country where professional athletes feel the burden of having to hold citizens accountable instead of the government officials who hold decision-making power and unfortunately are the true stewards of change.
