WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. -- Dave Bing dove into it fast. He had been discussing his friend, the late Muhammad Ali, when the inevitable question was asked. Ali was the most well-known combination of athlete and social activist in history.
It was a different era then, but the Basketball Hall of Famer wondered Monday why more of today’s modern athletes aren’t taking social stands like some of their predecessors. He wants to see it happen.
“They are standing on the shoulders, in my opinion, of guys who were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in,” Bing said at the Charlie Sanders Have a Heart, Save A Life golf outing.