🧵on 'NYT rift'
1/22
A NYT article on sexual abuse against Palestinians -accurate but barely scratching the surface- is triggering hysteria in the Israeli govt not bcs of the facts, but bcs of the audience.
Apartheid Israel fears NYT readers will finally see and no longer ignore.
I don’t dislike Wemby! And if the Spurs get there, I’ll be rooting for him in the WCF.
But the way the media has framed what was objectively the worst moment of his brief & brilliant career & a stunning moment for any superstar (ejected from a playoff game!), has been galling.
Jokic got $50k for charging Jaden who ‘broke an unwritten rule’ scoring 2 points
Lamelo got $35k for a missed flagrant 2 for sweeping Bam’s leg from under him
Wemby gets $0 for a flagrant 2 elbowing Naz in the throat