Pablo Torre won a Pulitzer Prize for a reason. He is changing sports journalism: forcing transparency and accountability to a system that has operated in the dark for a long time. This takes courage because sports is notoriously revengeful against journalists who tell the truth.
Going up against the richest owner in the NBA (and one of the richest people on Earth) takes guts - by the journalists, sources and independent media platform.
We need more of this, especially now 🫡
Pablo Torre really exposed a MAJOR issue in our overall society. Billionaires commit crimes and regular everyday folks really simp and protect them for no reason. What do you gain from defending Balmer and Kawhi? Lol
Brian Windhorst says Kawhi Leonard is a winner in all of this
“He collected tens of millions of dollars in endorsement deals and was fined $700K in restitution. It’s the greatest investment you could ever make.”
(Via @GetUpESPN / h/t @TheNBABase )
Accountability for the wealthiest people on Earth is hard to come by.
Thank you for believing in the power of independent journalism to accomplish it.
(And, yes, more to come.)
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@BrettKollmann Neither the 2021 nor the 2022 class was Omar; both were still Colbert. But 100%. 2023 Broderick was a complete bust. But they banged on JPJ, Benton, Herbig, Washington, & Anderson. 2024 Roman & Payton Wilson are very up in the air. But he banged on Fautanu, McCormick, & Frazier.
He did. We as a society have just decided that Watergate-level scandals no longer require any sort of accountability when the people caught up in them are rich enough.
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.