From Good Blog:
The Phoenix Suns will wear "Los Suns" on their jerseys in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, owner Robert Sarver said, "to honor our Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation."
The decision to wear the jerseys on the Cinco de Mayo holiday stems from a law passed by the Arizona Legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer that has drawn widespread criticism from Latino organizations and civil rights groups that say it could lead to racial profiling of Hispanics.
The "Los Suns" jerseys were designed and made as part of the NBA's "Noche Latina" promotional night, a recognition that 15% of the league's fan base is of Latino heritage, as are 18 of its players. Other participating teams are Los Lakers, Nueva York, and El Heat. 'Los Spurs' did not participate in Noche Latina, and thus will not be wearing the Latino-themed jerseys, despite Gregg Popovich's envy.
I am now officially rooting for Phoenix this postseason.
ReplyDeleteActually, Los Spurs did participate in Noche Latina. They won't have the jerseys tonight because they couldn't get them made in time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrible article.
ReplyDeletehttp://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja%26page=Sarver-100504
ReplyDelete(J.A. Adande is all over it)