The Wizards' Celebration Of Black History Month Is A Little Tone-Deaf

Tom LeyTom Ley|published: Mon 2nd March, 13:51 2015

The Washington Wizards created a pop-up website to celebrate Black History Month. The site is full of pictures of various members of the Wizards organization spliced next to a picture of a historical black figure that inspires them, and a quote from each person featured. It's mostly a harmless idea, until Ted Leonsis and the Wizards mascot decide to get involved.

I mean, come on:


Coooome onnnnnnn:

If there's one person whose wisdom comes to mind every time I see G-Wiz jiggling around on a basketball court, it's Benjamin O. Davis Jr.


h/t Eric Katz

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