Spurs coach Gregg Popovich speaks at Jay-Z's Social Justice Summit
Shams Charania
Gregg Popovich spoke at Jay-Z's Social Justice Summit this weekend; once again, he clearly expressed his positions on the issue in a lively speech.
The Spurs coach was in New York on Saturday, where Roc Nation hosted the event and honored attorney Barry Scheck with an award for his work on the Innocence Project...which helps exonerate those wrongfully convicted in the country.
Watch Pop's speech here...he sounds just as impassioned as ever when he talks about this stuff. He talks about what he sees as the state of America and its persistent racism - something he says he knew always existed, but never to the extent that has been exposed through advocacy from RN or Scheck.
He goes on to praise the Innocence Project for the number of people it has been able to get out of prison - more than 375, he says - who have been applauded.
That's an important question, and it's cool to see GP so excited about it. You can tell those things are a priority for him these days, which is when he's not in the middle of a game.
And congratulations, Mr. Scheck.
Shams Charania
Gregg Popovich spoke at Jay-Z's Social Justice Summit this weekend; once again, he clearly expressed his positions on the issue in a lively speech.
The Spurs coach was in New York on Saturday, where Roc Nation hosted the event and honored attorney Barry Scheck with an award for his work on the Innocence Project...which helps exonerate those wrongfully convicted in the country.
Watch Pop's speech here...he sounds just as impassioned as ever when he talks about this stuff. He talks about what he sees as the state of America and its persistent racism - something he says he knew always existed, but never to the extent that has been exposed through advocacy from RN or Scheck.
He goes on to praise the Innocence Project for the number of people it has been able to get out of prison - more than 375, he says - who have been applauded.
That's an important question, and it's cool to see GP so excited about it. You can tell those things are a priority for him these days, which is when he's not in the middle of a game.
And congratulations, Mr. Scheck.
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