Bread and Circuses (Players as Commodity) + Grant Napear Gone

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06/12/20 • 54 min

Hoops, Adjacent with David Aldridge and BIG Wos

In the latest Hoops Adjacent, David Aldridge, BIG Wos and Sacramento Kings' reporter Jason Jones talk about recent statements put out by NASCAR banning the Confederate flag and the Boston Red Sox response to comments by Torii Hunter regarding racial abuse at Fenway Park. Also NBA's Bubble, players as commodity, the Kings, Buddy Heild and play-by-play announcer Grant Napear's 'All Lives Matter' tweet leading to his resignation.

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Young Hawks, Social Justice and Taking Action with Lloyd Pierce

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