{"id":12170,"date":"2020-10-03T09:20:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T13:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=12170"},"modified":"2020-10-03T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T13:20:20","slug":"jason-whitlock-gives-me-hope-for-this-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/03\/jason-whitlock-gives-me-hope-for-this-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Whitlock Gives Me Hope for this Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Whitlock is an African American and a sports writer who loves basketball.\u00a0 But he loves his country more than any sports team and certainly more than any athlete.\u00a0 His article cuts right to the heart of what is wrong with the NBA and the rest of professional sports.\u00a0 Read it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nYsBLdtTEP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/whitlock-usa-or-nba-that-is-an-easy-choice-for-me\/\">Whitlock: USA or NBA? 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