Frankie Beverly of Maze wrote and recorded a song entitled “Joy and Pain” in 1980. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was Monday. It was about both joy and, for obvious reasons, pain.
The NBA, as it does on Christmas, always schedules games for this day. The L.A. Clippers played host to the Houston Rockets at Staples Center in one of them.
Judging by what some of the participants had to say, there are few days that mean more. Clippers coach Doc Rivers was asked about the effect it has on sports, and Rivers took it much deeper than that.