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David West offers deep insight into racial issues (Video)

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Golden State Warriors veteran forward David West offered some crucial insight into the racial issues plaguing the United States.

Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem has created for plenty of discussion among the issues of racial issues. While the discussion has prompted strong actions from both sides of the coin, it has gotten the ball rolling on creating an atmosphere of addressing the issues with race relations in the United States. The NBA is a league that as always been the front of equality issues and the league and its players have never been afraid to make a statement. Golden State Warriors veteran forward David West has always been one with sage wisdom and he offered tremendous insight on Monday, via Anthony Slater.

West really made a strong point to talk about the “humanity” of the issues at hand. He went as far as to bring up the Mike Brown situation in Ferguson and how the entire thing got away from being humanized. He believes that humanizing one another is the first step that needs to be taken to fix the issue.

Perhaps the most chilling imagery from this interview, was West talking about the lessons he teaches his son. West described how they would play a game where they jump out at each other to scare each other. His hopes is that the feeling his son gets from flinching and the emotion he feels, will help him understand that feeling of seeing the person across from him as a human.

This interview really speaks to the character of a guy like West. He has always been one of the more revered of his teammates and often seen as the most intelligent guy in the locker room. Kaepernick’s decision to protest the flag has really helped generate insightful comments like this one and certainly plenty more. If West could have just one thing, it would be for everyone to see each other as humans.

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