Players Tribune Utah Jazz teammates Thabo Sefolosha, Ekpe Udoh, Georges Niang and Kyle Korver open up in a powerful roundtable on racism and the NBA.

Bill Simmons on the Lakers It couldn't be Luka's team if LeBron was there A lot of white guys They fit right in in Slovenia

Pablo Torre and Stavros Halkias discuss the sports bubble with Stavros arguing that private equity is ruining sports franchises If they destroy the Lakers guys with Kobe back tattoos are going to start fucking like the proletariat revolution

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

Pablo Torre says the NBA approached Steve Ballmer told him they found wrongdoing and tried to get him to admit to it and accept the punishment Instead Ballmer chose to fight it so the NBA turned around and found a way to settle the matter with Kawhi and the NBPA

Quotes from Brian Windhorst Tim MacMahon Zach Lowe Chris Mannix and Jon Krawczynski describing how Clippers acted and lied personally to the media during the investigation Krawczynski It was a behind the scenes ferocious defense that was accusatory to anyone who dared question them

Former Wizard and Knicks player Kevin Seraphin speaks about what makes a good leader shares a Knicks days story