Brad Stevens writes letter to Celtics players to show his support

Stevens has shared his thoughts about the current protests in the USA with his players.

Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said he sat down over the weekend and wrote a letter to his entire team following protests across the country after the death of George Floyd last week.

“I wrote a letter to our guys this weekend and it took me awhile to put down exactly what I wanted to say,” Stevens said in a video conference call with reporters Tuesday. “But I think the thing I wanted them to know, is every decent person is hurting. Every decent person feels the pain of the African American community. But I also don’t want to pretend that I know the exact, distinct pain.

“What I wanted them to know is that I’m with them. I thought that was really important. It’s so, so great to see so many of the guys so active. … I’ve talked to a lot of guys. Everybody’s hurting. Let’s put it that way. The leadership they’ve shown is terrific. And hopefully the most important thing is we can have short-term healing, and we can have near-term gains, and we can have long-term sustainable action that creates change.”

Fonte: ESPN.

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