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Brad Stevens supports his players’ activism: ‘We want them to stand for what they believe in’

To show his support amid the protests following the death of George Floyd, Celtics coach Brad Stevens wrote a letter to his players this weekend.

“It took me a while to put down exactly what I wanted to say,” Stevens said Tuesday morning in a conference call. “I think the thing I wanted them to know is that 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.