Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski released a Black Lives Matter video for fans late Friday afternoon.
Following the lead of Alabama’s football program, Coach K appeared in a video by himself talking about the Black Lives Matter movement. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Short of Nick Saban, Coach K might be the most important figure in all of sports to appear in a video of this nature. Give it a watch below.
Black Lives Matter pic.twitter.com/p14w8PFdhY
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) June 26, 2020
As I said with the Saban video, no matter what you think of the Black Lives Matter movement, it’s a good thing when coaches use their platforms for positive reasons.
Whether you like it or not, athletes and coaches have huge platforms in America. This country loves sports.
Sports in America are a very special thing, and they unite people. That’s the reality we live in, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
So, if coaches and athletes want to use their gigantic platforms for positive reasons, then they should. You don’t have to agree with everything they say to admit there’s nothing wrong with using your platform for something you’re passionate about.
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Let us know in the comments what you think of Coach K’s video.