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The Racial Politics of the N.B.A. Have Always Been Ugly

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Theresa Runstedtler has written a new book about Black players in the National Basketball Association in the nineteen-seventies. The book, "Black Ball," lays out a compelling history of the league and the origins of what we today call player empowerment. One case study is the arc of Spencer Haywood, who, as a nineteen-year-old from Silver City, Mississippi, strained to remain apolitical while playing in the 1968 Olympics.

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The Racial Politics of the N.B.A. Have Always Been Ugly

A new book argues that the real history of the league is one of strife between Black labor and white ownership.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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The New Yorker broke the news in New York, United States 2 years ago on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

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