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SHAUN KING: Let me explain how white NBA fans can be racist
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SHAUN KING: Let me explain how white NBA fans can be racist

The NBA is the Blackest sports league in America, but yes, white NBA fans there to cheer on Black people, are still consistently racist. I'll unpack how this is possible.

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May 28, 2021
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Utah Jazz Fans (Photo by Jeff Swinger/NBAE via Getty Images)

This week has probably been the single most racist week in the NBA in a generation.

A white fan at a Philadelphia 76ers game dumped popcorn on the head of Russell Westbrook as he exited the game with an ankle injury.

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