Royce White(AP Photo / Matt Slocum)
Former—and we hope future—NBA player Royce White speaks about the suicide of onetime teammate Tyler Honeycutt. White also talks about NBA policy on mental health, his own challenges with the league, and the structural issues that need to be addressed.
We also have Choice Words about the NFL owners latest anthem stumble and their inability to move past player protests. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards, with a shout to Tennessee Titans defensive end Jurrell Casey and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah.
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.