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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 08:07, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

race discrimination as a player

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I recall published interviews with Bob Hopkins when he was an assistant coach with the Sonics where he described, with some bitterness, the discrimination he faced as a player. Spencer Haywood was a high flying leading scorer with the Sonics at the time, and Bob noted that he could have done many of the same things during his time as a player. However, it was made clear to him that he was to focus on defense and rebounding and not show up the white players, or he would be benched or waived. Unfortunately, I can't find any internet source of these comments. Hopefully others have a source, so we can document what these early players went through.--68.35.3.66 (talk) 11:34, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]