Etan Thomas played 11 years in the NBA - suiting up for the Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks - but he’s also an author, activist, poet, columnist, podcaster and lecturer. Thomas writes a weekly column for BasketballNews.com in which he analyzes the NBA from a variety of angles and shares his perspective as a former player. Thomas' work has also been featured on The Washington Post, The Guardian, ESPN, CNN, The Undefeated, The Huffington Post, The Players’ Tribune and HoopsHype. He received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation’s Legacy award in 2009 and the National Basketball Players Association’s Community Contribution award in 2010.