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Kevin Weekes on NHL Addressing Racial Inequality: 'I Want to See People Be Real'

Former NHL goaltenderKevin Weekes, who is black, says he wants to see the league being "real" in addressing racial inequality.

"I want to see people be real," Weekes on the ESPN on Ice podcast. "You're real about other things. Say, 'Hey, this is a problem.'

"We have qualified women and transgendered people and people of color ... and let's put the best people in positions.' Like [Alabama football coach] Nick Saban has said: His job is to get the right people on the bus and get the wrong people the heck off the bus.