‘Israel’s War On Gaza Is Not A Game’: Scenes From the NBA Preseason Protest ‘Israel’s War On Gaza Is Not A Game’: Scenes From the NBA Preseason Protest
Inside and outside the Barclays Center, protesters came out to raise their voices against a Friends of the IDF fundraiser that was coupled with an NBA preseason game between the Ne...
Oct 8, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The NBA’s 21st-Century Vampires The NBA’s 21st-Century Vampires
Blood testing to build a better basketball cyborg? The newest NBA data-driven health craze that will further dehumanize—“thingify”—the players.
Oct 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Former NBA Players Ask: Why Is Barclays Center Hosting Friends of the IDF? Former NBA Players Ask: Why Is Barclays Center Hosting Friends of the IDF?
There will be a protest this Tuesday in Brooklyn before a preseason basketball game. It is difficult to comprehend, given his conciliatory approach, that NBA Commissioner Adam Silv...
Oct 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The Death of the Blackout Rule, and Why the NFL Fights On The Death of the Blackout Rule, and Why the NFL Fights On
The FCC ruled 5-0 against the NFL, showing that their stranglehold over government and fans could be coming to an end.
Oct 1, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason? Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason?
Activists want to know why there will be a Friends of the IDF hosted fundraiser at the Barclay’s Center before a Brooklyn Nets preseason game.
Sep 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin
‘The Facts Themselves Speak Truth to Power’: An Interview With NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith ‘The Facts Themselves Speak Truth to Power’: An Interview With NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith
After the most tumultuous, scandal-plagued month in the history of the NFL commissioner’s office, we speak to the executive director of the player’s union about where t...
Sep 26, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The NFL Fumbles The NFL Fumbles
A wave of domestic-violence scandals rocks the league.
Sep 24, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Is Steve Bisciotti Even Fit to Own the Baltimore Ravens? Is Steve Bisciotti Even Fit to Own the Baltimore Ravens?
Even if we accept everything Steve Bisciotti says as fact, that just means that he treated the Ray Rice incident with NFL’s usual indifference towards domestic violence.
Sep 23, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence? Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence?
Both the NFL and some domestic violence advocates do not like this argument. But it demands more exploration and study.
Sep 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin
No Justice, No Football: Ferguson Demonstrators Bring Struggle to NFL Sunday No Justice, No Football: Ferguson Demonstrators Bring Struggle to NFL Sunday
"As long as there is no justice, there's no time for games."
Sep 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin