Glenn Greenwald

And I do think the sports media is very much to blame. I guess people went into sports journalism, excited about following the sports, the business of major professional leagues. These are interesting things. And at some point they decided, no, this is not enough. We have to get on a soapbox and be leaders of anti-racism efforts or anti-

And I do think the sports media is very much to blame. I guess people went into sports journalism, excited about following the sports, the business of major professional leagues. These are interesting things. And at some point they decided, no, this is not enough. We have to get on a soapbox and be leaders of anti-racism efforts or anti-

And I do think the sports media is very much to blame. I guess people went into sports journalism, excited about following the sports, the business of major professional leagues. These are interesting things. And at some point they decided, no, this is not enough. We have to get on a soapbox and be leaders of anti-racism efforts or anti-

women efforts, and they turned themselves into these social justice warriors. So people were tuning into ESPN to find out about the latest highlights of various games. And instead, they were being subjected to these lectures by these very cliched, banal people whose understanding of politics is very thin, deep. And it was these constant lectures about social justice.

women efforts, and they turned themselves into these social justice warriors. So people were tuning into ESPN to find out about the latest highlights of various games. And instead, they were being subjected to these lectures by these very cliched, banal people whose understanding of politics is very thin, deep. And it was these constant lectures about social justice.

women efforts, and they turned themselves into these social justice warriors. So people were tuning into ESPN to find out about the latest highlights of various games. And instead, they were being subjected to these lectures by these very cliched, banal people whose understanding of politics is very thin, deep. And it was these constant lectures about social justice.

And I guess the NBA sector still hasn't really stopped.

And I guess the NBA sector still hasn't really stopped.

And I guess the NBA sector still hasn't really stopped.

Yeah, I mean, I looked at Brittany Griner. To be honest, it seemed to me, and I'm no lip reading expert, but it seemed pretty clear that she was saying something like with a racial intent about Caitlin Clarke. I don't even really care that much. Like it's the heat of a basketball game. It's an ugly thing to say. Like, why are you saying that?

Yeah, I mean, I looked at Brittany Griner. To be honest, it seemed to me, and I'm no lip reading expert, but it seemed pretty clear that she was saying something like with a racial intent about Caitlin Clarke. I don't even really care that much. Like it's the heat of a basketball game. It's an ugly thing to say. Like, why are you saying that?

Yeah, I mean, I looked at Brittany Griner. To be honest, it seemed to me, and I'm no lip reading expert, but it seemed pretty clear that she was saying something like with a racial intent about Caitlin Clarke. I don't even really care that much. Like it's the heat of a basketball game. It's an ugly thing to say. Like, why are you saying that?

But why do we need national investigations every time somebody might have said something like a little bit inappropriate or a little bit off in the heat of the moment? That's the thing I thought we had left behind. You know, people in 80,000 person arenas are going to say certain things that players here don't hear very well.

But why do we need national investigations every time somebody might have said something like a little bit inappropriate or a little bit off in the heat of the moment? That's the thing I thought we had left behind. You know, people in 80,000 person arenas are going to say certain things that players here don't hear very well.

But why do we need national investigations every time somebody might have said something like a little bit inappropriate or a little bit off in the heat of the moment? That's the thing I thought we had left behind. You know, people in 80,000 person arenas are going to say certain things that players here don't hear very well.

Just, you know, why do we need these constant scandals in order for people then to, you know, get on that high horse and say racism is unacceptable. And half the time it turns out it was all invented in the first place.

Just, you know, why do we need these constant scandals in order for people then to, you know, get on that high horse and say racism is unacceptable. And half the time it turns out it was all invented in the first place.

Just, you know, why do we need these constant scandals in order for people then to, you know, get on that high horse and say racism is unacceptable. And half the time it turns out it was all invented in the first place.

Talk about the game.

Talk about the game.