A group of 80 NBA players, including Kyrie Irving and Chris Paul, met on a call to discuss their concerns surrounding the season’s potential resumption amid nationwide protests and unrest, reports The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n
Irving, who set up the call, stated that he doesn’t support the league resuming in Orlando out of support for civil justice reform.\u00a0The call reportedly lasted one hour and 40 minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t support going into Orlando. I\u2019m not with the systematic racism and the bullshit. I\u2019m willing to give up everything I have. Something smells a little fishy. Whether we want to admit it or not, we are targeted as black men every day we wake up,” said Irving. Lakers guard Avery Bradley, who spoke after Irving, said that now was time to\u00a0\u201cplay chess, not checkers.”<\/p>\n
Blazers\u2019 Carmelo Anthony reportedly stressed the importance of unity and allowing young players to have a voice, while Lakers\u2019 Dwight Howard added that playing games will only serve to distract the country from its current issues.<\/p>\n
Jazz star Donovan Mitchell spoke of his injury concerns due to a lack of being in a competitive environment, saying that\u00a0\u201cwe\u2019re taking a big (injury) risk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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