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During a conversation with Phoenix Suns employees, NBA commissioner Adam Silver floated the idea of relegation to prevent NBA teams from tanking . Conversations around tanking are heightened this season as 7-foot 4 prospect Victor Wembanyama enters the 2023 draft. French prospect Victor Wembanyama is considered a franchise altering player. Credit: Houston Chronicle The French star has been described as an ‘alien’ by LeBron James and his exhibition game against fellow draft entry Scoot Henderson and the G League Ignite team only increased the hype around the player. In order to secure the best drafting odds to select the Frenchman, many NBA teams are thought to be purposefully losing games. To prevent this commissioner Silver suggested that relegation, a concept from European football, should be implemented in the American basketball league. It would mean the teams that win the least matches at the end of the season would be removed from the NBA and their space would be taken b...

  On 23 rd February, Manchester United drew with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League matchup, thanks to a goal from substitute and emerging star Anthony Elanga. Before the kick-off United took a knee, as they and all other Premier League teams have been this season, as a gesture against racism in all forms but especially within football. Their opponents however choose to stand, which the BT commentator suggested was in solidarity with the cause. These contrasting choices serve as a reminder that are different ways for players to show that they are against racism within their sport, yet in British sport kneeling is currently being heralded as the only way. I’ve long be against the decision made by the Premier League to kneel before kick-off as I don’t believe forced activism benefits anybody. What often happens in the PL games I’ve watched this season, is that after kneeling players quickly jump up and begin the match. Rarely is time given for the players...