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The NBA and its players want to make sure people are reminded of the continuing fight for social justice reform.
Yesterday (Jun.28), Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic reported the NBA and National Basketball Players Association is planning to give players the option to replace their names with social justice messaging on the back of their jerseys when the league restarts in July.
“The NBA and NBPA are planning to allow players to replace the last name on their jerseys with statement on social justice, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.”
The decision to allow players to have statements about social justice on the back of their jerseys could satisfy those who felt like the NBA coming back would be a distraction to the civil unrest and protests against police brutality across the nation.
Lou Williams, who was also on the fence about the NBA restart, suggested the idea of the players rocking “Black Lives Matter” patches on their jerseys as another option as well.
