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Ja Morant shows how a 'good guy with a gun' can never be Black

  • Written by A. Joseph Dial, DISCO Network Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Purdue University
Ja Morant shows how a 'good guy with a gun' can never be BlackThe NBA suspended Ja Morant for 25 games after he posted a video of himself brandishing a gun.Justin Ford/Getty Images

“Man enough to pull a gun, be man enough to squeeze it,” rapped NBA superstar Allen Iverson on his song “40 Bars.”

This was two weeks prior to the 2000-01 NBA season, one in which Iverson would be named...

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