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Murray Parris Gets Vulnerable: It's Not Sticks or Stones but Unkind Words That Really Hurt
Posted on 3/11/2024
Milwaukee, WI (LNL) -- Not long ago Murray Parris stood atop both the basketball and fashion worlds. A first round draft pick & recent league champion with style to die for, the sky seemed the limit.
Winning, elegance, fashion — the new season of Milwaukee Lethargy basketball was off to its usual start. But things came crashing down hard late Sunday night. With Murray & fellow basketballers spiraling into a mental health crisis after the vicious and unkind words of a rival team owner. We won't reprint the comments here, but suffice to say they were ageist and racially charged.
Instead of suffering in silence Murray Parris has decided to get vulnerable and use his celebrity to help others. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
LNL: Murray, it's very brave of you to come forward like this. When learning of the comments our initial reactions were: #1 WTF, and #2 are you ok? What was going through your head?
Murray Parris: Sticks ...
