Etan Thomas

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February 9, 2007 - Born April 1st, (but he's no body's fool) 1978, the 6'10", 260 pound Center for the Washington Wizards showed he definitely has more to offer than blocked shots and a few assists.
 
Etan performed poems from his book, 'More than an Athlete', for the intimate gathering at Bohemian Caverns during the 2007 Urban Film Series Tour.
 
Svelte, calm, cool (except when it
comes to Brendan Haywood - but that's another story), Etan spoke on politics, lamented on the Iraq war, (albeit, not as heavily as he did in his speech at a 2005 anti-war rally) and explained the inner workings of the grown-up psyche in his poem, 'Toys 'R Us Kid', where he commissions adults to stop holding kids to a different standard of mores while adults continue to do all those not-so-nice things that grown-ups do.
 
A native New Yorker (by way of Granada), Etan is definitely a multi-faceted individual. 
 
He's a member of the Congressional Black Caucus - a post held by few, if any, African American professional athletes (or entertainers); he's an author, and genuinely cares about the community - especially, the youth. 
 
It's been stated that Etan wrote poetry as a way to release anxiety while waiting for the Washington Wizards to decide whether to bring him into the organization.
 
Certainly, that anxiety was the labor that bore the poetic fruit for this socially conscious, spoken-word lyricist.
 
With such passion when it comes to speaking about the ills of society, could his poetry be a preface for a life in politics, after life in the NBA?
 
Etan tells us, "No", but we'll keep watching, and listening.
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Hear excerpts from Etan's book, More Than An Athlete. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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