Former Trail Blazers forward Martell Webster has made a couple of disturbing tweets over the last 24 hours. Making the call for Blazer’s Edge, I am choosing not to quote or re-post them. One is an admission of what he characterizes as an abusive relationship with his wife.
It‘s always hard to know how to handle such things. The comments under the relationship tweet already show a lack of understanding about the complex dynamics (and potential harm) of relationships in which abuse might be involved. Throwing a spotlight on that issue and opening discussion without context is problematic.