I don’t know if I’m fortunate or lucky. When I’m out there playing, I’m just another human.”His mother, Amy, echoed that sentiment, explaining how she raised her children.“We very rarely ever discussed race, if ever,” she said. Today it is about 95 percent white and 4 percent black. I can’t deny the J-Lo thing. A black kid cheering for hockey or cheering for me is pretty rare. O.K., see, this is the problem. You talked to them about it. He used to be able to dunk on you, but he hasn’t been able to in years and his knees still hurt.© 2020 ESPN Internet Ventures. That jumped up my love for the game. Obviously, I love hockey, too.
A “shocked” Jones had scored 63 points in 199 career games at the time of the trade, but he landed a bigger role in Columbus. I am for whatever I can do to grow the game in all aspects. He said, ‘By the looks of you, they are going to be very tall. I am not one or the other.
Most of his friends were white, Canadian or European from his hockey world.
They have never really had to deal with true racism in any way, shape, or form that I can remember.
If you watch Seth today, you see that. LeBron and [Russell] Westbrook are my favorites.”Popeye Jones said he has talked to his son about being more involved in the offseason in Columbus, Ohio, and he expects him to. But we had all kinds of music on there. Seth! 1 pick prospect in the 2013 NHL draft. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Please welcome your special guest editor, Amy Jones. But anytime I asked, ‘Do you want to play basketball, you want to play football, soccer?’ [Seth] would always say no.“He was a good football player on the playground, and when his friends asked him to play organized football, he’d say no. You have to be a great skater.’“From that point on, they all focused on skating by taking lessons, focusing on the details, learning their edges and becoming great skaters. He was selected as the fourth overall pick of that draft by the Nashville Predators. I never felt like people were staring at me. At his size, he’s a very great skater.”Seth and his brothers completely fell in love with hockey when their dad took them to see the Avalanche play in a deciding Game 7 of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils. Seth Jones understands his brother's situation. To celebrate Mother’s Day weekend, Dave Holmes talked to Blue Jackets All-Star Seth Jones and his mother Amy.Seth grew up in a home of athletes, including his father, former NBA player Popeye Jones. Today, Seth Jones is one of a mere 18 black players on 30 NHL teams. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)Seth Jones is proud of his African-American heritage, but he didn’t grow up in a black environment.He grew up in predominantly white, affluent suburbs in Denver and Dallas. I try not to put myself in that position to make it happen, but I know it may. No problem, Seth.
I’ve grown a lot since coming in the league,” Seth Jones said.While hockey is Seth Jones’ sport professionally, his favorite sport seems to be basketball. There is no way around it. But I had a lot of white friends who I played baseball, football and basketball with. Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe 11-year NBA veteran explained how his sons grew to become a 2017 NHL All-Star and a projected future NHL player.“My oldest son, Justin, came home from school one day saying he met a kid who told him he played ice hockey,” Popeye Jones said.
When you see that, you get pretty excited.”Willie O’Ree broke the NHL’s color barrier in 1958. “I loved the game, I loved watching it. “I got offers from a couple organizations in Columbus, and I will look at all of those in the summer. Make sure they know how to skate.’ I told my boys, ‘Joe Sakic said you better know how to skate.
As a father growing up in a small town playing basketball and baseball, I didn’t know anything about hockey.“Being a sports fanatic, watching the sport and trying to learn about it, it seemed fun and exciting. That was definitely on the mixtape. All Rights Reserved. They were never judged by race.”Seth Jones said he has never experienced racism during his hockey career, but he is familiar with some of the NHL’s black eyes. But every now and then, the Columbus Blue Jackets star defenseman is reminded about his race and his position as a role model.“There have been a few African-American kids who have come up to me and said, ‘You’re my favorite player,’ ” Seth Jones, 22, told The Undefeated.“They have my jersey or my T-shirt jersey on. We actually talked more about kids that are less popular or less fortunate, about seeing kids being bullied or not being treated right by other kids and how to always go out of their way to include them and be nice to them. “He looked and saw how tall I was. The Seth Jones for Ryan Johansen Trade, Three Years Later: A Conversation with On the Forecheck. You always wanted to shield your kids from it. “It’s probably not something that they want nor do I want, singling five guys out and trying to make us different than anyone else.”Seth Jones (No. You have a privilege to play a sport for a living and make a lot of money and have a good life. They have been very fortunate.”Seth’s father, Popeye Jones, grew up in a small town in Dresden, Tennessee. I just didn’t want to,” Seth Jones said. But I love watching basketball on TV.
And this is not just African-American, but the unprivileged …“It’s one of the most important parts of being a professional athlete. I thought it would be cool for [Justin] to try, and Seth just tagged along with us.”The Denver Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche often crossed paths as they shared the Pepsi Center stadium.
That’s pretty cool.