It’s the straight cold-blooded pause — which lasted only about a second and a half, but probably a lifetime for Johnson — that I want to focus on. Disrespectful on-court acts like this is precisely what the modern NBA needs.

Unfortunately, Black History Month 2018 has come to a close, and it did so way earlier than anyone was ready for — as the shortest month of the year usually does. The best month of the year couldn’t...