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NHL’s carelessness about racism, bullying is stifling | Column

The NHL has yet again completely whiffed on taking a stance against racism during one of the most crucial times in American history.

On Monday, the Arizona Republic reported Arizona Coyotes 2020 fourth-round draft pick Mitchell Miller was convicted for the physical abuse and repeated bullying of Isaiah Meyer-Crothers.

Meyer-Crothers is a developmentally disabled Black teenager.

According to the article, Miller admitted to several acts of bullying.

Meyer-Crothers was “tricked into licking a candy push pop that Miller and another boy had wiped in a bathroom urinal. Meyer-Crothers had to be tested for hepatitis, HIV and STDs, but the tests came back negative, according to a police report.