Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo usually makes the news on the court or within the confines of basketball itself.
He’s an enigmatic personality — one that has had his fair share of issues with coaches and teammates in the past.
But he rarely speaks out about the hottest topics touching society as a whole. That changed with an Instagram post on Tuesday that showed Rondo in a completely different light.
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“Tell me this, how does an unarmed black man whose car is stalled and needs help get shot and killed by police officers, while the NY and NJ bombing suspect who actually shot at police officers gets apprehended and is alive? I guess being black is worse than being a terrorist,” Rondo wrote on Instagram. “Even with your hands up, no gun, and in need of HELP, being black is still a crime. My sincerest condolences to Terence Crutcher’s family.”
Rondo is referencing the September 16th shooting death of an unarmed man in Tulsa. It’s just the latest incident in a whole host of officer-involved shootings in the United States over the past couple years.
The guard’s comments come on the same day that Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick spoke out against the senseless shooting.
The NFL world continues to be placed under a microscope due to multiple players refusing to stand for the anthem while protesting perceived injustices in the United States.
It remains to be seen whether these protests will bleed over to the NBA hardwood, but at least one player thinks it’s inevitable.
If Rondo’s stance is indicative of the feeling among basketball players, that’s more than likely going to be the case around the NBA this fall.