Beyond The Baseline: SI's Tennis Podcast with Jon Wertheim artwork

James Blake on Police Brutality, Racial Injustice

Beyond The Baseline: SI's Tennis Podcast with Jon Wertheim

English - June 03, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - ★★★★★ - 136 ratings
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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim speaks with former player and current Miami Open tournament director, James Blake. In the wake of national unrest and anger following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Blake recalls his own experience with police brutality in 2015, when he was slammed to the ground by an NYPD officer outside of a Manhattan hotel. Blake discusses his thoughts on Floyd and the current protests across the country; what he learned from his experience; how he is currently using his platform to speak out against racism and police brutality; and much more.
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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim speaks with former player and current Miami Open tournament director, James Blake. In the wake of national unrest and anger following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Blake recalls his own experience with police brutality in 2015, when he was slammed to the ground by an NYPD officer outside of a Manhattan hotel. Blake discusses his thoughts on Floyd and the current protests across the country; what he learned from his experience; how he is currently using his platform to speak out against racism and police brutality; and much more.

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