3. Positionless-ness b. Human alchemy c. For the other, the outsider and the masses It was one word that was repeated as a taunt to Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly, who's black, by at least one Chicago Blackhawks fan at the United Center on Saturday night as Smith-Pelly sat in the penalty box. Using the word "basketball\" in this case code for a sport where athletes of color "belong\" to antagonize a black player in hockey where to the antagonizer the player doesn't "belong\" is undeniably racist, full stop. It attempts to make being black worthy of just ane lane, essentially telling people of color that they should go somewhere besides hockey to find decency and empathy. Source: Thomas, Ron. They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers, University of Mebraska Press, 2002