NBA Players Can Honor Flip Saunders, NFL Players Can't Honor Their Dead Parents
By Jason McIntyre
Kobe Bryant was just one NBA player who honored recently-deceased NBA coach Flip Saunders with a t-shirt Wednesday night. Kobe wore it in the pre-game layup lines, and then while on the bench.
There’s zero indication he’ll be fined by the NBA.
The NFL is fining players for honoring their cancer-fallen parents. The NBA fully endorsing tributes to Flip
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) October 29, 2015
Reminder: The NFL is fining players who attempt to honor their deceased parents by wearing a certain color of cleats (for domestic violence) or eye black (cancer). Just shameful, Roger Goodell. And if you hear anyone counter with, “but if you let one person do it …” no, it doesn’t work that way.
William Gay's mother killed in act of domestic violence. Last two Octobers, worn purple cleats to bring attention to DV. Today, fined $5787.
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) October 28, 2015
William Gay not angry abt fine over purple cleats. Says, "People now know what purple means. We're taking steps." #domesticviolence
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) October 28, 2015
DeAngelo Williams, one of the NFL's best advocates in raising funds for breast cancer research, has worn this eyeblack all October
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) October 28, 2015
Again:This is the month to raise awareness for breast cancer. @DeAngeloRB did so w/ eyeblack stamped "We will find a cure." And he was fined
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) October 28, 2015