Etan Thomas has not been in the league since 2011, but the former big-man is making news in his retirement as well. Last week, the former Wizards power forward posted a story on his official Facebook account, recounting the story of what certainly appears like blatant racism.
The Syracuse alum seems pretty certain that the woman in question denied him a seat on the train due to racism and from his story that certainly seems true.
It goes to show that even as a professional basketball player who has found fame and fortune, sometimes it is incredibly difficult to escape something as backwards as blatant racism. Fortunately, Thomas thought smartly and shamed the woman for her actions so that others could perhaps learn from her mistakes or understand that racism is still all too prevalent. Thomas used his position as a celebrity of sorts in the best way imaginable.