“Ray has lived through one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history, especially the time of assassinations of so many Black leaders at the end of the 1960s. Through it all, his voice remains quiet and measured, transcending all the sorrows…
This is a nightmare for the league at the worst possible time because for reasons either political or professional, a lot of stuff could be exposed that might destroy a century of (mostly) good PR for the league!