ESPN analyst and NBA insider Rachel Nichols is outspoken this week on the league’s lack of tribute following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second-ever sitting female Supreme Court Justice who played an instrumental role in women’s rights and gender equality over her lifetime.
The NBA had touching moments following the deaths of U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis and Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman, so Nichols believes Ginsburg deserves similar billing for her impact on society and the advancement of women.
“Honestly, if you’re an American woman who appreciates not having to ask your father or husband for permission to manage your own finances, proper, health, (then) you owe a tremendous debt to the notorious RBG,” Nichols said in a video Monday posted on her social media channels.
“So it was surprising then and disappointing, frankly, when the NBA chose not to do the same,” Nichols continued. “Despite that it was just last month the league held such meaningful moments of silence for not just politician and civil rights icon John Lewis, but actor Chadwick Boseman.
“If you are a league that holds equality as a core value, and I know for sure that this league does, the icons of that equality can’t just be those who helped the men that we all see on TV, but those who paved the way for the women who work right alongside them. After all, the NBA is significantly stronger because of all the women who work in and around it.”
