Pistons owner Tom Gores responds to nonprofit group Worth Rises
Gores said he is committed to changing the system but that it will take time and patience
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores was asked about the recent advertisement from the nonprofit group that called on the NBA and its owners to force him to sell the team.
From ESPN:
“It hurts,” Gores said during media availability ahead of Detroit’s home opener. “I’m not gonna tell you that it doesn’t. I have a family, but then I always kind of look at things and say, ‘Life’s happening for a reason and you’re put in that place to make a difference, so maybe that’s a blessing.’ Then I also think about people, especially in the African American community who have gone through a lot more judgment and pain than I have. They might judge me a certain way, and then I say, ‘Get your s— together, Tom; let’s go fight this fight.'”
The full-page advertisement in the Dec. 20 edition of The New York Times read: “If Black Lives Matter, what are you doing about Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores?”
Worth Rises urged people to check out a website that details how Gores’ ownership of Securus Technologies helps to set the pricing for phone calls for jailed inmates in hundreds of counties nationwide, in some cases charging up to $15 for a 15-minute call.
Gores said he is committed to changing the system but that it will take time and patience.
Fonte: ESPN.