Ex-NBA star claims there's 'residue of slavery' in pro sports leagues that have salary caps

Former NBA prima Jalen Rose suggested successful a caller podcast determination was a radical facet down definite nonrecreational sports leagues having a wage cap.

Rose appeared connected a unrecorded variation of the "Joe and Jada Unfiltered" podcast past week and said the "only sports that person wage caps are Black led" arsenic helium talked astir his occupation with the system. He named leagues similar MLB, NASCAR, play and tennis that bash not person wage caps. Though, helium failed to notation that the NHL has a wage headdress arsenic astir 2 twelve NHL players are Black.

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Jalen Rose speaks connected signifier during Joe and Jada unrecorded podcast signaling successful solemnisation of Prime Video McDonald's All American Games documentary Meal Ticket astatine The Miracle Theater connected Feb. 13, 2026 successful Inglewood, California. (JC Olivera/Getty Images for Prime Video)

"The 2nd happening is they person nary aft precocious schoolhouse restrictions," helium continued. "So, that’s a residue of slavery due to the fact that we’re going to get wealth disconnected of you for aggregate years for free. There’s nary mode astir it. So, what happened successful the game, it became truthful evident due to the fact that of societal media and due to the fact that of information, it’s similar ‘We’re making a cardinal dollars, we gotta wage them something. That’s however it ended up happening."

The subordinate of the "Fab Five" Michigan Wolverines men’s hoops squad added helium was "happy" to spot players get paid disconnected of their name, representation and likeness. But, "if you notice, you inactive got to wage the system," helium said.

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Ray Jackson, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose and Jimmy King of the Michigan Wolverines basketball, collectively known arsenic the "Fab Five." (ALAN R. KAMUDA, Detroit Free Press)

Rose said different contented of his was eligibility for the pros. He noted that successful the NFL, players usually person to beryllium 3 years removed from precocious schoolhouse to participate the NFL. He pointed to all-time greats successful the NBA similar Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett person been productive coming retired precocious school. He didn’t notation the careers of Kwame Brown, Eddy Curry, DeSagna Diop and countless others who fizzled retired without playing assemblage basketball.

In baseball, precocious schoolhouse players travel retired and get drafted but commencement their careers successful the insignificant leagues.

Mike Epps and Jalen Rose are seen successful attendance during crippled six of the eastbound league finals betwixt the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks for the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected May 31, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

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MLB is expected to person a combat astir whether to person a wage headdress successful the adjacent circular of corporate bargaining talks. The league appears to beryllium acceptable to propulsion for one, portion the players person been opposed.

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