The NBA and ESPN can turn sporting events into opportunities to promote awoke ideas.
Before Wednesday night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, Miami PA Michael Baiamonte addressed the sellout crowd and asked for a moment of silence for the victims of the Uvalde, TX shooting. Baiamonte appealed to the crowd to reach out to their senators and demand that more gun control legislation be enacted.
Unforgettable moments of silence pic.twitter.com/8Ycn1uqN0i
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 26, 2022
“The Heat urges you to contact your state’s senators by calling 202-224-3121 to leave a message demanding their support for common sense gun laws,” Baiamonte pleaded. “You can also make change at the ballot box. Visit heat.com/vote to register and let your voice be heard this fall.”
Those “common sense laws” that Baiamonte and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr advocate for — which is basically increased gun control — actually do not work.
Many Americans mistakenly believe that removing guns from the streets will stop tragedies and gun violence. Chicago data shows that strict gun control laws do not address the larger problem. If people, like the man that brutally killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, are determined to kill someone, they’ll find a way to do it even if guns are not at their disposal.
To add more fuel to this woke fire, everyone’s favorite political genius — that’s right, Stephen A. Smith — ridiculed every U.S. Senator for not doing enough to enact strict gun laws on ESPN’s pregame broadcast.
@stephenasmithOn point pic.twitter.com/x53B0ZD3H8
— Josh (@JoshGninersguy5) May 25, 2022
Wait, wasn’t Sage Steele suspended for voicing her political views in a podcast? And doesn’t ESPN have a strict no politics policy for their employees that prevents them from commenting on any social issue, especially during a broadcast?
Stephen A. should not be subject to such a reprimand. After all, he did say something that fits perfectly with ESPN’s woke value system, so there’s no need to reprimand him.
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