OK, but literally grandfathered in is a term used for this situation as well. The players wearing #6 are going to be allowed to wear it until they retire. I've never heard it used in a racial sense before so that certainly wasn't the intention.
Are you saying that since you've never heard the term had a racial connotation that it's not racist? Because while I agree that the NBA is clearly not being racist here, it is a word with a history and maybe it shouldn't be used. It would be like saying, "The one chink in the armor of Yao Ming is that he had a hard time staying on the court." or "The lack of speed of Kurt Rambis sold Magic Johnson down the river as he was swarmed by three defenders as the burly forward was slow to get up the court." Both of these sayings aren't racists in and of themselves, but they could be construed as insensitive.OK, but literally grandfathered in is a term used for this situation as well. The players wearing #6 are going to be allowed to wear it until they retire. I've never heard it used in a racial sense before so that certainly wasn't the intention.
And people literally used the terms 'master and slave' in tech for decades, and then started to think that might not be the best idea.OK, but literally grandfathered in is a term used for this situation as well. The players wearing #6 are going to be allowed to wear it until they retire. I've never heard it used in a racial sense before so that certainly wasn't the intention.
No I'm not saying that at all. I literally had no idea that the word grandfathered has racist connotations. Now that I know that, of course it is not the right word to use especially in this situation. This is why SoSH is great as I learned something valuable yet again.Are you saying that since you've never heard the term had a racial connotation that it's not racist? Because while I agree that the NBA is clearly not being racist here, it is a word with a history and maybe it shouldn't be used. It would be like saying, "The one chink in the armor of Yao Ming is that he had a hard time staying on the court." or "The lack of speed of Kurt Rambis sold Magic Johnson down the river as he was swarmed by three defenders as the burly forward was slow to get up the court." Both of these sayings aren't racists in and of themselves, but they could be construed as insensitive.
Why couldn't the press release just say, "Players that are currently issued the number six can continue to wear that numeral until they retire"?
The NBA dropped the ball when using the term grandfathered. I’m also guilty of using it in the past, and will no longer do so.No I'm not saying that at all. I literally had no idea that the word grandfathered has racist connotations. Now that I know that, of course it is not the right word to use especially in this situation. This is why SoSH is great as I learned something valuable yet again.
The selfish part of me didn't want to see it retired league wide. Since "Bill Russell was a Celtic first and always!".Honestly, since Bill passed, I was really hoping (but not expecting) that the NBA would do this. The fact that they are...is awesome.
This is pretty sweet.The selfish part of me didn't want to see it retired league wide. Since "Bill Russell was a Celtic first and always!".
But if the rest of the league wants to honor the man, I will happily discard this attitude!
BTW: great info on "grandfathered". I had no idea is the term had any history.
Balloons in the rafters all season would be too meta I suppose.This is pretty sweet.
View: https://mobile.twitter.com/LakerFiles/status/1557915962673729536
Every team in the league is doing the same thing with the shamrock 6 by the scorers table, so don’t give the lakers too much credit.Not gonna lie, it's getting harder and harder to hate the Lakers.
Nah. Screw the Lakers always and forever.Not gonna lie, it's getting harder and harder to hate the Lakers.
I don't know who this Paul guy was, but if Bill Russell had to bear with his bullshit, I don't like him.Yeah, maybe. But he also adored Jackie Robinson. Was a paul bearer at his funeral. Being elevated into the dame stratosphere may have been uncomfortable, but I'm sure it would have meant a lot.
View: https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1572661690079985664Not gonna lie, it's getting harder and harder to hate the Lakers.
Not sure this fits with honoring Russell's civil rights legacy.
Did anyone catch what TNT did during their pregame show for Russell? They spent almost 45 minutes on him, including a 30 minute piece with a ton of interviews, it was amazing and extremely powerful, and had a bunch of incredible small stories I've never heard, and I'm sure most haven't. Dusted up a bunch of times as well. I'm sure its going to end up all over the internet, so if you missed it I highly recommend finding it
edit:The piece was called "Bill Russell Answer the Call"
Missed it. TY for the repost.This is my post from the game thread on this amazing TNT piece
Mostly player testimonials about Russell during TV timeouts. I thought it was a classy tribute.Thank you Mort!
Why no dancers?
The section near the end where Jerry West talks about the note Russell sent him was incredibly moving.This is my post from the game thread on this amazing TNT piece