NBA political lecture season is back

Published January 30, 2026 5:17am ET



Do you want your sports spectating experience to come complete with political commentary from a bunch of random athletes who don’t know anything about what they are lecturing you? Well, it’s time to party like it’s 2020 again, because the NBA is back in the political arena.

After the Border Patrol shooting of Alex Pretti, the NBA decided it should make the shooting all about itself and its brand as the wokest sports league in America. The NBA postponed a game between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves, citing “safety” concerns, as if Border Patrol agents would be stalking the streets of Minneapolis, prepared to shoot NBA fans. (Pretti was killed by fighting with agents while armed with a gun).

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