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Point in time. only it was real. and the man who did it was larger than life. at 610 bill russell was a man who played basketball, but a man, a human being first. not more worried about playing games or winning or not losing his fan base than doing what was right. but as much as 11 champions -- 11 mind you -- with the boston celtics and the historic marker of being the first black head coach of i think any major team, before he was inducted into the hall of fame, bill russell was a man who defended muhammad ali's refusal to be drafted. he would go on to march on washington for jobs and freedom...

Mets media day yesterday, you had to be vaccinated. kyrie irving was not in attendance due to local regulations in new york. players must be vaccinated to practice or play in home games. kyrie joined media day virtually and declined to answer if he's going to be unavailable for games due to his vaccination status. >> obviously i like to keep that stuff private. i'm a human being first. obviously in this public sphere, it's just a lot of questions about what's going on, you know, in the world of kyrie and i think i just would love to just keep that private and, you know, handle it the right way...

Everybody not talking about all the bad things going on with his presidency but to talk about something to try and make people of color and white america go against each other. that's n.o.w. not how you build this country. he talks about guys kneeling down, disrespecting the flag and country. when you look at our constitution, everything he's done has been disrespectful for the presidency, the office he's in and this country. people always tell athletes just stick to sports or stay in your place. i'm a human being first. all these players are human beings. they're no longer dumb jocks. they're...

The constitution even after you swore an oath to uphold and protect it. and the reason that is important to understand is pause i'm a proud democrat. but -- hold on. i can honestly say to myself that if we as democrats had nominated somebody who said the things mr. trump said, that i'd have to say i'm sorry, yes i'm a democrat, but i'm an american first. i'm a human being first. i'm a father first. i'm a husband first.

And the reason that's important to understand is because i'm a proud democrat, but -- hold on. i can honestly say to myself that if we as democrats have nominated somebody who said the things mr. trump said, i'd have to say i'm sorry, yes i'm a democrat but i'm an american first. i'm a human being first, a father first. i'm a husband first. and you know, there are republicans who have done that. i have republican friends who don't think or act the way