ArticlesApril 22, 20161 min read

Prince, Basketball, and Steph

Sam Webb

The tributes to Prince on ESPN are coming fast and furious. Listening now to Jemele Hill and Michael Smith, co-hosts of His and Hers – great show by the way – who are celebrating his life and his music. Basketball arenas were filled with his sounds last night. Maybe everyone knows that he loved basketball. Only recently he attended a Golden State Warrior’s game. He took great delight in the play of Warrior guard Steph Curry, which isn’t surprising when you think about it. He must have seen a kindred spirit in Steph. After all, on the court, the Warrior guard is innovative, magical, rule breaking, and free flowing. Off the court, he is modest and kind. Much like …

Tonight will break out some good wine and beer and lift a glass or two or … to Prince. Might even dance a step or two, but maybe I should think a bit more about that.

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Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

Prince, Basketball, and Steph

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