‘Sheed May Have Been Right All Along About NBA Refs

A break from politics is sometimes in order. And that’s why some of us find ourselves drawn to sports.

What’s funny is how similar modern politics is to modern sports. Justice, fairness, and the people (fans) play second to the money. Scandal after scandal seems to rock the world of sports, and now the NBA is being shaken up by gambling, game-fixing NBA referee, Tim Donaghy, with the potential of up to 20 more referees implicated in the scheme.

Being an Oregonian and an ex-Trail Blazer fan, I always admired Rasheed, even when so many fan’s were against him. His passion for fighting the injustices of refereeing was unmatched. And it didn’t matter how many technicals he received, it was more important to fight for what was right. Isn’t this how the public should have been a few years back, before the Iraq war was ever launched? Calls for impeachment seem a bit late today. Why not a few years ago? Instead, too many in the media, and public remained spectators, while the Bush administration was able to pursue any agenda they wanted.

While I doubt many will side with me on my support of ‘Sheed, I do think we’d benefit from a little of his passion in our fight against injustice. Because eventually you’ll be proven right.