In the 2000 election, Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader was denied a seat at multiple presidential debates. I don’t simply mean he wasn’t permitted on-stage as a participant. I mean that more than once, when Nader had a ticket or pass to attend the event, he was barred from entering. The man’s mere presence was enough to spook the powers that be. That’s when you know you’re onto something.
When the Utah Jazz visited the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their first-round series, Julius Randle sat courtside, as did Knick execs William “Worldwide Wes” Wesley and Allan Houston.