Chris Webber's emotional comments last week in support of NBA players, who boycotted the playoffs after the shooting of Jacob Blake, generated millions of views because they came from the heart and addressed sensitive topics.
But for Webber and other Black commentators who discussed this week's call to action throughout the sports world, it wasn't unusual to discuss such subjects. The only difference is that this time he spoke in front of a live TV audience.
"These are conversations I have had with my mom since I've been 5 years old. This is nothing I haven't said a thousand times before, but no one heard it," Webber said by phone from the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World in Florida.