The New York Knicks and James Dolan, the executive chairman of parent company The Madison Square Garden Company, have come under fire for their delayed response to George Floyd's death. Most NBA organizations were quick to issue public responses.
The New York Knicks and James Dolan, the executive chairman of parent company The Madison Square Garden Company, have come under fire for their delayed response to George Floyd's death.
Most NBA organizations were quick to issue public responses, but the MSGC only issued a statement Tuesday -- 15 days after Floyd's death -- which was posted to the Knicks' social media accounts, along with those of the New York Rangers, dancing troupe the Rockettes and the MSGC's official social media feeds.The statement read:"Every one of us has a role to play in creating a more just and equal society, where there is no racism, bigotry, violence or hate.
— NEW YORK KNICKS June 9, 2020 Howevert, the Knicks have faced backlash, owing to the length of time it took for a statement to be released publicly and the omission of any reference to Black Lives Matter.Prominent Knicks fan and comedian Desus Nice retweeted the statement with the comment:"DEFUND THE KNICKS."Read MoreSports talk show host Rich Eisen condemned the response as"a complete and total disgrace.
— San Antonio Spurs June 6, 2020 At the point of that memo being issued, only the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs had still not spoken publicly. However, on June 3 the Texas organization released a series of videos on Twitter where members of the Spurs -- including coach Gregg Popovich, who has a substantial record of speaking up for progressive issues, including race -- and the wider American community shared stories of how racism impacts society.
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