The Cost of Winning
At the start of the NBA season, there have been several non-basketball controversies regarding issues that have been more pressing and important to discuss than basketball. Kyrie Irving came under fire for tweeting a link that is alleged to contain multiple instances of hate speech, most notably promoting several antisemitic conspiracy theories (I use “allegedly” because I have not watched the film and have no desire to do so, though I have heard multiple reliable sources who have watched the movie who confirmed these allegations). While he just returned from an indefinite suspension (he returned on 11/20) where the team’s owner, Joe Tsai, specified he needed to complete several steps to prove he could return to the team, there was initially no suspension and inaction from the league until a week later. While navigating the Irving controversy, the Nets also found themselves in hot water after announcing they were planning on hiring Ime Udoka as head coach, who is curre...