Like Kyrie Irving, Garrett Temple is a union vice-president, but he’s been on the other side in the debate over the NBA’s plan to resume the 2019-20 season in Orlando. While Irving has reportedly been lobbying for a players’ boycott, Temple has said he’s been lobbying players to travel to Orlando next month.
Temple said on Friday that he sees the value in sitting out and shining a light on the need for social justice, but believes that playing in Orlando is “an amazing opportunity,” reports Cassandra Negley of Yahoo! Sports who watched a virtual discussion of the topic at a celebration of Juneteenth by the New York Liberty.