One way the group has influenced the league is by making Election Day a time when no NBA games are played.
If you have watched or attended an NBA game this month, you might have noticed that players are wearing “Built By Black History” warm-up shirts before every game.
In the following months, the league and its players and coaches associations formed the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition. The group lists voting rights, policing and criminal justice as its top issues.Many NBA players have spoken out about what Black History Month means to them. But players’ activism hasn’t always been celebrated. As recently as 2018, prominent pundit Laura Ingraham criticized James and All-Star Kevin Durant for speaking out on politics.
After Ingraham defended quarterback Drew Brees for implying those protesting Floyd’s death were “disrespecting the flag,” James responded to Ingraham.
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