The decision by NBA players to strike and not play six playoff games on Wednesday and Thursday nights in protest over racial injustice shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone who follows the league.
I worked in the NBA as a general manager for the Minneapolis Lakers from 1947-57 and have followed the league for my entire career.
Many NBA players have been some of the most thoughtful and powerful members of the African-American community and they have taken hard stands for what is right going all the way back to the start of the league.