re: Greg Popovich: "We live in a racist country that hasn't figured it out yet."

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I wish people would just remember that sports are entertainment. Nobody is paying for your progressive lectures.

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Exactly. Sports is one of the precious few mediums that can cut across so many cultural, geographic, political, and ideological lines (to name a few). Few things can galvanize a community more. Hell, the fact that my all-time favorite athletes in basketball and football aren't even Americans (Manu Ginobili and Dat Nguyen) is a testament to the transcendence of athletics.

Yes, everyone has a right to express their opinions. But why would you willingly sacrifice that platform for unity in order to get down in the dirt and sling mud at half your fanbase? I'd want as many people supporting me as possible, politics be damned. Plus, there's already so much divisiveness already. Is Pop speaking out for or against Trump REALLY going to be the voice that sways people's minds? Of course not. It's just another one adding to the muck and taking away from the game.

If he wants to go into politics, that's fine. Just let someone else coach my beloved Spurs. That's what I care about with the All Star break looming.