RE: LOL, is this for real? What is the new term for Gail?

Jul 8, 2019
9:31:07pm

Manti All-American

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver suggests league will move away from using term "owner"

The change was made due to concerns that the term "owner" can be viewed as racially insensitive in a league where the vast majority of players are African American

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-said-basketball-league-may-phase-out-use-of-the-term-owner/[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-said-basketball-league-may-phase-out-use-of-the-term-owner/]

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Stephen A. Smith mad at the NBA for changing "owners"

BYUCougarsFan

7/8/19 9:26pm

LOL, is this for real? What is the new term for Gail?

777

7/8/19 9:29pm

Governors

autonomous

7/8/19 9:30pm

Have the not heard of Governor Boggs? How can any LDS player deal with

777

7/8/19 9:46pm

Not your best effort. We'll let you have that one back.

The Machine

7/8/19 10:51pm

Question is, do we let Adam Silver have that one back as well?

777

7/8/19 10:55pm

RE: LOL, is this for real? What is the new term for Gail?

Manti

7/8/19 9:31pm

That's incredible. Really, it is. Absolutely incredible. These are multi-million

777

7/8/19 9:39pm

Yes. You’ll see “governor” used in more and more articles. Zach Lowe for example has chosen to use it in lieu of owner

YIsForBrigham

7/8/19 9:34pm

Do they say it with a British accent?

Manti

7/8/19 9:37pm

Absolutely

bluecougar1985

7/8/19 9:39pm

They better...

m0resn0w

7/9/19 12:13pm

Made up efforts to get away from a slave mentality are insulting to what

garyfan

7/8/19 9:52pm

Seriously. Any NBA "governor" that wants can own me for the league vet minimum.

Eddie

7/8/19 10:23pm

RE: Made up efforts to get away from a slave mentality are insulting to what

777

7/8/19 10:49pm

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garyfan

7/8/19 10:51pm

Only morons think that the term owner implies ownership of the players

Coop

7/9/19 6:19am

There are a lot of morons in the world - many who drive this stupid narrative

LV Mike

7/9/19 7:32am

RE: Stephen A. Smith mad at the NBA for changing "owners"

Pony Zale

7/9/19 8:17am

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