Mr. Abdul-Jabbar wrote an opinion column for Time magazine in response to Mr. Sterling’s racially-charged comments and the backlash against him. While a recording of Mr. Sterling sparked the most recent controversy, multiple charges of discrimination have been levied against him over the past decade.
“Let’s use this tawdry incident to remind ourselves of the old saying: ‘Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.’ Instead of being content to punish Sterling and go back to sleep, we need to be inspired to vigilantly seek out, expose, and eliminate racism at its first signs,” wrote Mr. Abdul-Jabbar.
Since the recording of Mr. Sterling was made public, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Mr. Sterling, a move Mr. Abdul-Jabbar commended. He has also appeared on several television shows to discuss the incident, including Hardball on MSNBC where he said:
“The NBA has done a great job of trying to affect change. I played for the Milwaukee Bucks as a rookie, and they were the first NBA team to hire a black [General Manager], someone in the front office that had power and responsibilities. Throughout my career at the NBA, they kept opening doors. That’s been the history of the NBA and sports in general has been a great opportunity for people to step forward and make change.”
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