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How Race IS A FACTOR in the NBA Fan and Player Interactions

June 5, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Elise Amendola, AP

Are fans who show disrespect toward NBA players motivated by race?

During the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, several negative interactions between fans and players took place involving spit, alleged racial language, water bottles and popcorn. Because the optics are white fans and black players, the conversation immediately jumped to whether race has anything to do with the incidences. While race does play a role in these situations, the question as to whether the fans are racially motivated in their behavior is a different issue entirely. Race does have something to do with this, and it involves an understanding of the current – and historically ongoing – economic climate of America.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Basketball, Black Lives Matter, boston, boston celtics, disrespect, economics, entitled, Equality, expensive, fans, Freedom, hobby, Humanity, kyrie irving, NBA, NBA Playoffs, New York, new york knicks, philadelphia, philadelphia 76ers, Players, privilege, Racism, Respect, russell westbrook, Sports, Unity

VIDEO: Cam’ron & Mase, and Believing Hip-Hop Hype

January 31, 2018 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: XXL

Cam’ron and Mase’s Beef Reminds Us that Hip-Hop is Entertainment. Love the Music. Don’t Believe Everything You Hear.

Two past-their-prime rappers in Mase and Cam’ron engaged in an entertaining beef stemming from old wounds and an overdue bid for New York hip-hop superiority. While nice while it lasted, it served as a reminder that hip-hop is an entertainment art-form that should be regarded as such.

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Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Ambition, Beef, Breakfast Club, Cam'ron, Dank, DipSet, Entertainment, Fire, Harlem World, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Hip-Hop Music, Instagram, Listen Rap, LIT, Love and Hip-Hop, Mase, Motivation, Music, New York, New York Hip-Hop, New York Rap, Perspective, Rap, Rap Game, Rap Music, Rappers, Reality, Savage, XXL

VIDEO: Odell Beckham & Tom Brady

December 29, 2017 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Clutchpoints.com

Is There a Double-Standard That Works for Tom Brady and Against Odell Beckham, Jr?

NFL star receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. recently posted a video on his Instagram page suggesting that his passion for the game is one in the same with quarterback Tom Brady. While he made it clear that he may not know how to express his passion the way that Brady does, he nevertheless insinuated that there is a double-standard in the way that his passion is perceived and the way that Brady’s is perceived.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Cool, Diva, Double Standard, Drama, ESPN, Fake News, Fashion, Giants, Hair, Highlight, Instagram, Legend, New York, NFL, NFL Football, Nice, NY Sports, OBJ, Odell, Odell Beckham, Odell Beckham Jr, Patriots, Social Media, Sports, Super Bowl, Superstar, Swag, Swagger, Tom Brady, Yeet

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