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Don’t hurt yourself through the denial that OJ Simpson was THE BLUEPRINT for Black male athletes, one that Jordan followed To the hilt, in which Kobe, Tiger, and a few others imitated as well. Look, right now I am on my phone, cannot type out stuff as I wish, but what I will do as soon as I get to my pc, is to start a thread regarding the failure of the Black athlete politically, then who did what right, and then who did not. Kobe Bryant just like Woods, did a whole lotta wrong, then were BLATANT with it, with Kobe even ignoring the concern of his parents.Don't hurt yourself reaching like that with the OJ comparison as it pertains to Kobe.
You are aware that he spent roughly ages 6-13 in Italy, speaking italian, immersing himself in the culture because his dad was playing there, right? Referring to himself as Italian is not denying his African-American roots. It's acknowledging his upbringing. He's spoken at length about moving back to the states for high school and feeling like an outcast as far as not knowing the customs, lingo etc.
You're just not going to address the quote I posted where he literally acknowledged his blackness?