Don’t Bet On Pre-election NBA Activities To Be Non-partisan Efforts

No NBA games will be played during November’s election. The league, however, is expected to have plenty to say the night before that when all 30 teams are featuring “election-based themed” activities. Given the league’s recent support for radical causes and candidates, these events could well be biased activities for the Left. 

Outkick writer Mark Harris assumes as much, sarcastically writing today: “Surely each team’s theme will be unbiased and not at all driven by one specific political party or message. The NBA simply cannot help itself from being political.” 

Here are five reasons why Harris is likely to be right on the money. 

  1. So-called “voter suppression” is a key talking point of Democrats and NBA players (I.e, LeBron James) and coaches (I.e, Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers). James helped form a group that spent millions of dollars to combat “voter disenfranchisement in predominantly Black communities.” 

  1. Anti-Republican rhetoric. Rivers called out former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party and the police for their roles in continuing a system of oppression that has murdered black people for centuries.” Rivers also called out Republicans for speaking about fear.  

  1. Democrats and NBA have made abortion a major election topic. In response to the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade in June, on the votes of six justices appointed by Republican presidents, the NBA stated: ““The NBA and WNBA believe that women should be able to make their own decisions concerning their health and future, and we believe that freedom should be protected. We will continue to advocate for gender and health equity, including ensuring our employees have access to reproductive health care, regardless of their location.” 

  1. Democrats and the NBA are always talking about race. Black Lives Matter propaganda was used to wrap the 2020 season which ended in Florida. Republican hater and coach of the San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich said race is the “elephant in the room in our country.” Republicans are often called racists and referred to by Democrats almost daily. 

  1. Partisan politics. Trump and the NBA were at war for four years. Barack Obama was the then de facto President of the NBA. Obama was visited by the championship Warriors team, rather than a White House party.  
    James previously did an ad for Obamacare. He and Obama (seen yukking it up together in the White House in 2013) also teamed up to increase the turnout of black voters who overwhelmingly support Democrat candidates. James is the ambassador for the NBA. He voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and Hillary Clinton. Karen Finney, a Democratic political strategist, called James’ activities on behalf of left-wing candidates “huge.” 

The NBA can dress up the pre-election night as a non-partisan event all it wants, but that will do little to change the public perception that this league leans heavily to the Left politically. 

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