NBA

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Could Wemby Become the Conscience of the NBA?
24 Jun 2026
NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama grapples with the times we’re living in, even as his career takes off.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Knicks and New York's Disappearing Black Communities
17 Jun 2026
It is true that the New York Knicks' journey to a championship brought disparate communities together, but gentrification remains the norm in the city that is the capital of capital. Black people are…
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Sportswashing: How Capitalism Kills the Game for Poor and Working Class People While Normalizing How Imperialism Oppresses and Kills Them
17 Jun 2026
A single working mother could once take her child to a Yankees game for $40, but today that money would not even cover the online service fees. Sporting events have been stolen from poor and working…
Alan MacLeod
From Dunks to Drones: The NBA Has an Israel Problem
22 Apr 2026
Behind the glamour of the NBA playoffs lies a coordinated effort by the league, its owners, and star players to promote the zionist entity.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The United Arab Emirates Use a Black Sport to Whitewash a Genocide in Africa
26 Nov 2025
National Basketball Association (NBA) players are 70-75% Black, so the game is commonly referred to as “a Black sport.” Now the United Arab Emirates are using it to whitewash a genocide in Africa.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Congo Activists to NBA: Black Lives Matter in DRC, Cut Ties with Rwanda
19 Feb 2025
As Rwandan troops tightened their grip on the capitals of DRC’s Kivu Provinces, activists protested the National Basketball Association’s close collaboration with the Rwandan regime.
Gus Griffin
Black People, Guns, and the Troubling Reaction to Ja Morant
21 Jun 2023
Ja Morant plays basketball in Tennessee, an "open carry" state with lose firearm regulations. But the issue of Black people carrying guns is not one of strict legality. Racism is also the issue.