As the NBA restart is scheduled to tipoff Thursday night with marquee matchups, the league is conscious that it is happening in the middle of a sensitive time in the world.
The Black Lives Matter movement has picked up major steam in recent months and prompted action across the United States, with most of the players taking a stand and participating as well. LeBron James as been one of the more vocal people in the NBA bubble, most prominently calling for justice for Breonna Taylor after the Los Angeles Lakers’ scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks.
Now, with the season’s return having arrived, Anthony Davis revealed that he and the Lakers are working on a plan to protest prior to tipoff against the L.