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desensitized to the issue of
money in politics, but we have
to get our population so disgusted by it. The second thing
is, it matters who gets elected to
office—who appoints the judges,
what their ideas are on what is
fit and important in a democracy. So we have to get involved
in politics so that we can elect
people who can change the rules
at the highest level.
Q&A
Did you ever try to get your NBA teammates involved in politics? Absolutely
(laughs). I made sure they all were
registered to vote in the different
states and made sure they got their
absentee ballots. The guys in the
NBA, and at almost every level of
professional sports, they’re very
aware of politics. They know what’s
going on. More than ever, they want
to get involved. But they’re afraid
of the repercussions of getting involved. So when they get the opportunity to do anything, they
very much jump at it.
HUFFINGTON
10.14.12
Keyon
Dooling of the
New Jersey
Nets shoots
against
Adonal
Foyle of
the Orlando
Magic in
2009.