Google Trends: NBA star Draymond Green speaks out on double standard, The 2020 Presidential Election
NBA star Draymond Green raises concerns over a double standard treatment in the NBA
Throughout the world of sports athletes have always been outspoken on issues they deem important. The NBA is no different.
Draymond Green, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors and a three-time NBA champion in his own right, has never been one to shy away from voicing his opinion. Green has recently been making waves for his actions off the court.
Green made headlines when he spoke at his postgame news conference on Monday night, February 15th, following the Golden State Warriors 129–98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Green states that there is a double standard treatment of players in the NBA. Green believes it is unfair that an NBA team can announce that they are looking to trade a player and not receive any blowback, yet when an NBA player requests a trade, they are turned into villains and seen as unprofessional in the media.
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Clearly Green’s message was received. According to an analysis of Google search data, Draymond Green became a trending search topic the remainder of the week following Monday night’s postgame conference. Green was searched 100 percent on February 16th, 89 percent on February 18th and 97 percent on February 21st.
Green has definitely shed a light on this double standard and the mental health impact it can have on players. Let’s hope the NBA and the NBPA can work together in making changes.
Joe Biden Vs. Donald Trump
The 2020 presidential election has come and gone and there is a new president in office. In the months leading up to the election, how did these two candidates fare against each other?
Despite the past year being dominated by COVID-19 news and the Black Lives Matter movement, a presidential election was still pending and Joe Biden and Donald Trump were still trending across the nation.
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According to an analysis of Google search on Google Trends, Donald Trump was searched more frequently than Joe Biden in the months leading up to the election beginning in March 2020. Donald Trump maintained a 19 percent search average while Joe Biden maintained a 15 percent search average.
However, during the week of the election beginning on the first of November Joe Biden was searched at 100 percent compared to Donald Trump at 76 percent. The search trend results were also reflected in the presidential election as Joe Biden won both the electoral vote with 306 votes and the popular vote with a little over 81 million votes.
The graph also shows that in the weeks following the election Donald Trump rose to a 42 percent during the week of the Capitol riot, which occurred on January 6th. Joe Biden also rose to a 50 percent during the week of the Presidential Inauguration, which occurred on January 20th.
