Sports Gets It First

from Wrecking the Toy Department Hosted by Jake Williams

There’s no such thing as, “just stick to sports.” To paraphrase Oscar-winning film director Spike Lee: If you read the sports section, you’ll know what’s happening in the world. Sports gets it first… Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Megan Rapinoe, the courageous women of the WNBA… and most certainly Covid-19. The reason why March 11, 2020 is the day the coronavirus pandemic became truly real in America is because the NBA shut down its season, and March Madness was cancelled the next day… full stop. “If you read the sports section, you’ll know what’s happening in the world. Sports gets it first.” Spike Lee speaking to Kara Swisher on “Sway” If you're enjoying what you're hearing, please share this with friends and subscribe. Click here to sign up for my mailing list.

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