Should the NBA retire the number 23 for all teams? |
Should the NBA retire the number 23 for all teams? |
Sep 11 2009, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 706 Joined: Sep 2009 Member No: 745,302 |
Yes
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Sep 13 2009, 01:28 AM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
It has nothing to do with accolades or anything. To Teesa and JC: when I think groundbreaking I think Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens and yes Bill Russell. People who gave blacks the opportunity to be recognized in that particular sport. Jackie Robinson had his number retired for what he did. Arthur Ashe has a stadium named after him because of what he did. Bill Russell and Jesse Owens had it probably the toughest because they did it under extreme racist situations. Without these people, we probably wouldn't be talking about Jordan or Kobe or Tiger or the Williams sisters.
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