Bryant Gumbel had some harsh words for David Stern, sure to spark controversy, in Tuesday night's episode of HBO's "Real Sports," evoking imagery of slavery in describing the NBA commissioner's treatment of players.

During his commentary at the close of the show, the Emmy-winning host said Stern appeared to want the image of "some kind of modern plantation overseer" and said the commissioner treats the players like they were "his boys" and "hired hands":

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...vid-stern.html


It seems like there is a double standard .... Hank Williams goes after the president and gets fired but a black guy goes after a
white guy and used a metaphor of a era of slave labour