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  6. article_body => "<p>After a fan told Sharks winger Evander Kane to \"stick to basketball\" in an Instagram comment, the 28-year-old took to the platform to criticize hockey's blind eye to racism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kane, who is black, wrote that another&nbsp;fan had \"shouted\" that to him at Denver's Pepsi Center during Game 4 of San Jose's Stanley Cup playoff second-round series with the Colorado Avalanche.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1uaoGuATJ7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1uaoGuATJ7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; 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This exact thing was shouted at me in the penalty box in Denver during game 4. It\u2019s racially motivated, IT IS a problem in society and in SPORTS. There is focus on racism in football, basketball and baseball. But in the Hockey world it\u2019s easier to ignore, dismiss and forget because let\u2019s face the facts hockey is a white sport. But there are black players in the league and other minorities in our sport. Time to notice it, and give it the attention it deserves. The old way of thinking is done!<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/evander9kane\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> EVANDER KANE<\/a> (@evander9kane) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-08-28T22:57:52+00:00\">Aug 28, 2019 at 3:57pm PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script> \n<p>When a commenter wrote that Kane should not \"let stupid s--t bother you and move on,\" the Sharks star&nbsp;replied that his post wasn't just about this instance.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-5012931\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/kanescreenshotjpg\">kanescreenshot.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img alt=\"Evander Kane Instagram comment\" title=\"Evander Kane Instagram comment\" class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/bayarea\/2019\/08\/29\/kanescreenshot.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>The NHL was the last major sports league to integrate, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessdaily.com\/Journal\/Issues\/2018\/10\/01\/In-Depth\/Diversity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Sports Business Daily found that<\/a>, at the start of last season, fewer than 5&nbsp;percent of NHL players were people of color. Black players, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2012\/apr\/26\/joel-ward-boston-bruins-washington-capitals-racist-twitter\" target=\"_blank\">former Shark Joel Ward<\/a>&nbsp;and current New Jersey Devils <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nhl\/news\/pk-subban-addresses-racist-tweets-directed-at-him-defends-bruins\/\" target=\"_blank\">defenseman P.K. Subban<\/a>, have faced racist abuse on social media. A&nbsp;few fans were <a href=\"https:\/\/nhl.nbcsports.com\/2018\/02\/19\/blackhawks-ban-fans-after-racist-chants-directed-at-capitals-devante-smith-pelly\/\">banned from attending games <\/a>in Chicago in 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/capitals\/blackhawks-fans-tossed-after-directing-racist-remarks-washingtons-smith-pelly\" target=\"_blank\">after chanting<\/a> \"Basketball, basketball, basketball\" at then-Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly, and current Devils forward Wayne Simmonds had a banana thrown at him during a preseason game in 2011.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The league has made efforts to root out racism in the sport. Willie O'Ree, the league's first black player, long has been at the forefront of the NHL's efforts to bring the sport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/09\/sports\/hockey\/nhl-willie-oree-hall-of-fame.html\" target=\"_blank\">into underserved and underprivileged communities.&nbsp;<\/a>In 2017, the NHL hired Kim Davis as its&nbsp;executive vice president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs. Davis, a black woman who worked for over two decades at JPMorgan Chase, was a driving force behind a traveling museum that highlighted contributions of black players and coaches to the sport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/nhl-mobile-museum-to-celebrate-black-history-month\/c-304344642\" target=\"_blank\">during a nationwide tour<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n<p>Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/theundefeated.com\/features\/nhl-kim-davis-on-racism-in-hockey-and-growing-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">told The Undefeated in March<\/a> that she felt her hiring said \"a lot about ... the sport's willingness to embrace differences and change.\" The racist comment Kane highlighted indicates just how far there still is to go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n"
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After a fan told Sharks winger Evander Kane to "stick to basketball" in an Instagram comment, the 28-year-old took to the platform to criticize hockey's blind eye to racism. 

Kane, who is black, wrote that another fan had "shouted" that to him at Denver's Pepsi Center during Game 4 of San Jose's Stanley Cup playoff second-round series with the Colorado Avalanche. 

When a commenter wrote that Kane should not "let stupid s--t bother you and move on," the Sharks star replied that his post wasn't just about this instance.

The NHL was the last major sports league to integrate, and Sports Business Daily found that, at the start of last season, fewer than 5 percent of NHL players were people of color. Black players, such as former Shark Joel Ward and current New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban, have faced racist abuse on social media. A few fans were banned from attending games in Chicago in 2018 after chanting "Basketball, basketball, basketball" at then-Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly, and current Devils forward Wayne Simmonds had a banana thrown at him during a preseason game in 2011. 

 

The league has made efforts to root out racism in the sport. Willie O'Ree, the league's first black player, long has been at the forefront of the NHL's efforts to bring the sport into underserved and underprivileged communities. In 2017, the NHL hired Kim Davis as its executive vice president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs. Davis, a black woman who worked for over two decades at JPMorgan Chase, was a driving force behind a traveling museum that highlighted contributions of black players and coaches to the sport during a nationwide tour in February.

Davis told The Undefeated in March that she felt her hiring said "a lot about ... the sport's willingness to embrace differences and change." The racist comment Kane highlighted indicates just how far there still is to go.