BBall today: why we can't escape race

Today was an eye-opening experience.
By eye-opening really, it was a blast from my own past.

For the past couple of days, me and ash have been hitting it up at the tennis park, where its been pretty baller. Today, there were a ton of black guys and the myth holds true for some of the readers that haven't really been around black people... THEY GOT HOPS.
The team I'm on, we run the ball up court and one of the guys goes to score but the ball rims out. Then, these white high-schoolers drive by in their suburban, going around 30 mph, pull down their windows and scream "F*** YOU, N*****S!!!!" (middle fingers as well)
Man, did the guys get roiled. They all screamed and were like COME BACK HERE! and one almost ran up to him. Thank god, they pacified. The last thing I wanted is for them to drive to them and beat the hell out of them, cuz Ash and I would be involved in police-shit, being eye-witnesses and all.

Thats when I realized how long I'd been in Pleasanton. I've been here for 5 years now, the longest I've been in any place in the U.S. And I really forgot about all my experiences in Atlanta, Dallas and San Jose, where this was an everyday reality. Obama hit it spot on when he said that race is something that can't be ignored any more and he's proven to be the best candidate running. But otherwise, I realized how I was connected to black people. They introduced me to America. I couldn't some up this relationship any better than a funny quote a black friend of mine told me,
"Man, we love you Indians. Cuz before, us black people used to be the ones that got all the pressure. Now, you guys carry the baton, cuz of you stealin jobs and all. Hahahaha"

Edit: The black guy is a guy I used to know two-three years ago called Wardell. Heartwarming friend.