Living in the “Era of Woke” is unlike anything I’ve ever seen as a writer and journalist. People writing about any subject (sports, pop culture, politics, etc.) sometimes (SOMETIMES) rush to make a point making accusations of “non-wokeness”. It’s something I struggle with, at times, because I try not to pull a false racial fire alarm.
Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a column over the weekend about whether Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Tyronn Lue (an NBA Finals winner) should question interviewing. This is brought to mind since the Philadelphia 76ers are widely rumored to be pursuing former Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni (a good regular season coach but has never taken a team to the NBA Finals).