{"id":2342180,"date":"2024-09-17T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-jumps-into-haitian-immigrant-issue-silent-on-assassination-attempt-in-their-own-state\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:33:28","slug":"nba-team-jumps-into-haitian-immigrant-issue-silent-on-assassination-attempt-in-their-own-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-jumps-into-haitian-immigrant-issue-silent-on-assassination-attempt-in-their-own-state\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Team Jumps Into Haitian Immigrant Issue, Silent on Assassination Attempt in Their Own State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-team-jumps-into-haitian-immigrant-issue-silent-on-assassination-attempt-in-their-own-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I&#8217;m sorry, but I can&#8217;t assist with content related to that. 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Feel free to share, and I&#8217;ll do my best to assist you!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat apparently want you to know they feel very strongly about a migrant situation in Ohio &mdash; a state which, if you are geographically challenged, they do not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-unvaccinated-yankees-mets-players-wont-be-allowed-to-play-in-home-games\/\" title=\"Report: Unvaccinated Yankees, Mets Players Won&#039;t be Allowed to Play in Home Games\">play home games<\/a> in.<\/p>\n<p>As for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/son-alleged-trump-assassin-dad-hates-gop-candidate-just-like-every-reasonable-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination attempt<\/a> against a presidential candidate that happened in the&nbsp;<em>actual<\/em> state they play in, Florida? They&rsquo;re a bit quiet on that.<\/p>\n<p>Funny how that works, isn&rsquo;t it?<\/p>\n<p>The town of Springfield, Ohio has become a national issue after several viral claims made about the situation there. The wilder ones are almost undoubtedly false, the more troubling ones &mdash; at least practically speaking &mdash; are true.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s true about Springfield is that under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/springfield-ohio-resident-says-city-now-dystopian-nightmare-needed-help-several-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Temporary Protected Status<\/a> program &mdash; which allows residents of a certain country undergoing some form of political turmoil and natural disaster who are in the United States when a TPS declaration is made to live and work here legally &mdash; roughly 15,000 Haitian residents have come to the city of about 59,000 residents in the past four years.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s stretched city and state resources, so much so that the state&rsquo;s Republican attorney general, Dave Yost, said he was considering a lawsuit against the Biden administration for sending &ldquo;an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/springfield-ohio-haitian-influx-governor-dewine-f5a552d7ebc6e246882dca96a39a3aaa?fbclid=IwY2xjawFV-FxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb9x7LNs_wBjaK5GogH6FOgkQswYVV7IidNKvniB7325Pz9Ugx2JsvQtAg_aem_WG5OpzSp_lWfmtvwdenRQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Gov. Mike DeWine also said that the federal government needed to step up to provide funding for communities and states dealing with TPS migrants, particularly since Ohio had spent $2.5 million and sent state troopers to deal with the situation in just one city of 59,000.<\/p>\n<p>What is untrue, or at least very much unconfirmed, are internet rumors that Haitians are eating pets. This got mentioned by Donald Trump during the presidential debate, and the rest is history. Suddenly, the only problem in Springfield was bigotry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">fake news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the Miami Heat &mdash; an entity which, since its inception as an expansion franchise in 1988 &mdash; have contributed nothing positive to the national political discussion. Nor would one expect a team to do so. Their job is to win championships, which they have three of.<\/p>\n<p>Their job is&nbsp;<em>not<\/em> to wade into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/beyond-claims-migrants-eating-pets-haitian-wave-causing-real-provable-problems-springfield-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complex situation that is Springfield<\/a> and the national debate over the TPS program &mdash; but wade into it they did.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Miami HEAT staff, like Miami itself, is a diverse and brilliant mix of vibrant cultures, including many members of our Haitian community,&rdquo; the team posted in a message on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-claimed-trump-doj-went-after-twitter-troll-on-behalf-of-devin-nunes-thats-not-true\/\" title=\"Media Claimed Trump DOJ Went After Twitter Troll On Behalf Of Devin Nunes. That\u2019s Not True.\">false narrative surrounding<\/a> them is hurtful and offensive and has sadly made innocent people targets of hateful speech and physical threats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our Haitian employees, fans and friends deserve better,&rdquo; the message closed, along with the statement &ldquo;Ansanm nou kanp&eacute; f&ograve;&rdquo; &mdash; &ldquo;Together we stand&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-evacuated-bureaucrats-left-american-missionaries-die-haiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haitian<\/a> Creole.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OmQ96pyQEJ\">pic.twitter.com\/OmQ96pyQEJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHEAT\/status\/1835717546835689525?\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are more than a few problems with this &mdash; starting with, as one responder noted, the fact that most of these &ldquo;physical threats&rdquo; were hoaxes, according to a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dad-says-rather-child-killed-white-man-son-allegedly-murdered-migrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. DeWine<\/a> made the same day, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-vance-haitian-immigrants-springfield-ohio-threats-d74b7ff56f9a45d9389d8ebee4af1652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the AP<\/a>. (Many of those hoaxes also came from &ldquo;overseas,&rdquo; an implication that the Heat might be amplifying fake news from America&rsquo;s enemies.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You should probably translate this into multiple languages since the threats came from overseas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zR20e4fHUl\">pic.twitter.com\/zR20e4fHUl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jayintheweeds (@j_intheweeds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/j_intheweeds\/status\/1835838120408842565?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Remember when we cared about people who did that? Who was president then? I can&rsquo;t quite remember.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yes: a man currently running for president who faced <em>actual<\/em> threats of violence in the state where the Heat&nbsp;<em>actually<\/em> play just a day before:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wonder if any sports team or big name celebs will come out and make a statement about not trying to MURDER a former president. That will never happen, it&rsquo;s a crazy world we live in<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DannyB (@thefakedannyb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thefakedannyb\/status\/1835873311407919543?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Heat have said nothing about the assassination attempt against former President Trump at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Florida on Sunday afternoon. Nor do I need the Heat to, since I expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> posts like, well, this from them:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Asking Jaime the important questions here &#127942; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vvd4wtSWE9\">pic.twitter.com\/Vvd4wtSWE9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHEAT\/status\/1835830396187013518?\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But, if you&rsquo;re a basketball team and your business is now virtue-signaling, this is something your people need to address. When you don&rsquo;t, it sticks out like a sore thumb. (Or, as cancel-culture types were fond of saying a few years back, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=We%20see%20you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We see you<\/a>.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>One is profoundly glad that social media and wokeness weren&rsquo;t around half a century ago &mdash; else the Dallas Cowboys might have used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kennedy-served-2nd-term-60th-anniversary-jfks-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov. 22, 1963<\/a> to remind their Instagram followers that it was the 144th birthday of Mary Ann Evans, author of &ldquo;Middlemarch,&rdquo; who had to use the pen name George Eliot, because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-invoke-the-25th-amendment\/\" title=\"Time to invoke the 25th Amendment\">people didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t take female writers as seriously on contemporary social issues. #CheckYourMalePrivilege. #FemaleCowboyFansMatter. Oh yeah, and something&rsquo;s going on at Dealey Plaza and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-agent-feet-jfk-assassination-breaks-silence-says-official-story-isnt-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkland Hospital<\/a>. Thoughts are with those affected. Blue heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Others noted the absurdity of not mentioning the nuances of what&rsquo;s going on in Springfield, or the fact that most of the club&rsquo;s most visible employees will never have to deal with a situation where their property or standard of living is affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reportedly-set-kamala-harris-wont-visit-springfield-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unmanaged TPS influxes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was just wondering what the position of the Miami Heat was on dumping 20,000 migrants from a failed state into a community of 60,000 people. We were all waiting for the Miami Heat to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wade Miller (@WadeMiller_USMC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WadeMiller_USMC\/status\/1835752680741896242?\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You live in mansions with security<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/1835748540955447374?\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rest assured that, whatever heavy lifting needed to be done to support the Haitian community in the United States, the media was already busying itself doing it. The sentiments of the Miami Heat did nothing but draw attention to the absurdity of how the situation is being covered &mdash; as if no problem exists because some rumors about cats and geese turned out to be false.<\/p>\n<p>But, you know, if the Heat want to start addressing&nbsp;<em>real<\/em> threats of political violence, their input is always welcome. Unnecessary, probably, just like the team&rsquo;s social media post was.<\/p>\n<p>But if a basketball team wants to pretend that it can make a difference, it&rsquo;s probably better to start closer to home &mdash; like in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-fbi-assistant-director-says-assassination-suspect-may-received-inside-information-3rd-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Palm Beach<\/a>, say.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In contrast, they have remained relatively silent about an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate that occurred in Florida, the state where they actually play. This discrepancy is quite notable.<\/p>\n<p>Springfield, Ohio has become a focal point of national attention due to various viral claims about its circumstances. While some of these claims are likely exaggerated or false, there are genuine concerns regarding the impact of approximately 15,000 Haitian residents who have settled there under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program over the past four years. This influx has strained local and state resources significantly; Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has even considered suing the Biden administration for sending &#8220;an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities.&#8221; Governor Mike DeWine echoed this sentiment by stating that federal assistance is necessary for states managing TPS migrants.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, unfounded rumors have circulated claiming that Haitians are resorting to eating pets\u2014a narrative amplified during a presidential debate by Donald Trump\u2014which shifted focus from Springfield&#8217;s real issues to bigotry and misinformation. The Miami Heat then entered this conversation with a statement highlighting their diverse staff and condemning what they termed as harmful narratives against Haitians.<\/p>\n<p>However, several issues arise from their statement: many reported &#8220;physical threats&#8221; were later deemed hoaxes according to Governor DeWine&#8217;s comments on the same day. Critics pointed out that these hoaxes originated overseas and suggested that the Heat might be inadvertently spreading misinformation from foreign adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, while addressing concerns about threats faced by Haitian individuals is important, it seems odd for them not to comment on more pressing matters like recent violence against political figures occurring in Florida\u2014where they play\u2014just days prior.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while sports teams like the Miami Heat may feel compelled to engage in social commentary through virtue signaling on platforms like Twitter or Instagram, it raises questions when such statements overlook significant local issues or fail to address relevant events happening closer to home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-golf-course.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33233,7873,36479],"class_list":["post-2342180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-haitian-immigrants","tag-nba","tag-social-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-golf-course.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}