Last week, Marc J. Spears of ESPN reported that the NBA and NBPA reached an agreement that would allow players to replace the names on the back of their jerseys with a social message from a league-approved list of social messages. The list includes the following social messages, according to Spears’ report:
Black Lives Matter; Say Their Names; Vote; I Can’t Breathe; Justice; Peace; Equality; Freedom; Enough; Power to the People; Justice Now; Say Her Name; Sí Se Puede (Yes We Can); Liberation; See Us; Hear Us; Respect Us; Love Us; Listen; Listen to Us; Stand Up; Ally; Anti-Racist; I Am A Man; Speak Up; How Many More; Group Economics; Education Reform; and Mentor.