You are the commissioner of a professional sports league in the U.S. Several of your high profile athletes use their personal social media to comment on human rights violations in a country that you are trying to enter (i.e., introduce your sport to this country). As a result of the players’ comments, the country’s leaders have indicated a reluctance to working with your league. You recognize that this country is economically important to your league, and need to make sure you can move forward introducing your sport to the country. What do you do?

Analyze the issue. Be sure to include the following information:

1. Background
2. Identify specific policy/admin/governance issue
3. Evaluate how the specific policy/admin/governance issue is applying in this situation. Is it being handled correctly or incorrectly? What are the pros or cons of the situation? What are the future implications? Are there other options available?
4. Conclusion

Text used in course: Hums, M.A., MacLean, J.C. (2018). Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations, 4th Ed. Scottsdale,
AZ: Holcomb Hathaway Publishers.