NBA boycott resonates within Ottawa's basketball community - News Summed Up

NBA boycott resonates within Ottawa's basketball community


Players from the Milwaukee Bucks sparked the boycott, and were soon followed by other teams including the Toronto Raptors. (Submitted by Vikta Paulo)Paulo, a Black man raised in Ottawa, said he worries the limited boycott won't change racist, ignorant minds. Manock Lual is a former professional basketball player and founder of a basketball mentorship program in Overbrook. (Geoff McCaldin)As a Black man with a professional basketball career, Lual said the imbalance of power can be striking. 10:18Lual started Prezdential, a basketball mentorship program for youth in Ottawa's Overbrook neighbourhood, three years ago.


Source: CBC News August 29, 2020 07:52 UTC



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