Richardson: Please let us think about basketball, not politics

Like a lot of people, I have become an instant basketball expert. Before the Raptors’ thrilling rise to the NBA finals, I knew it to be a game played with an orange ball by two groups of very tall people running back and forth in a gym. Their sneakers squeaking on the glossy hardwood floor brought back bad memories of grade 8 phys ed class. These days, I sit on my couch and critique Kawhi Leonard’s ability to sink three-pointers and yell at the TV whenever the Raps are fouled. I pret