SI.com · Jun 15, 2020
LeBron James: How Much Control Does Lakers Star Have Over NBA?
As the NBA is set to return, there are some players who feel a return to the court could take away from the Black Lives Matter movement we currently see happening across the world. Most notably, Kyrie Irving and Dwight Howard.
Players continue to have very real conversations around that issue. Players Association executive director Michelle Roberts told ESPN, "It's not a question of play or not play. "It's a question of, does playing again harm a movement that we absolutely, unequivocally embrace? And then whether our play can, in fact, highlight, encourage and enhance this movement?"