It seems as though all these players in pseudo-isolation have reached a boiling point.
Many, including myself, were reluctantly impressed by the efficiency and organization of the Disney bubble experiment. Players engaged in poised and poignant post-game interviews, oftentimes refusing to discuss the results of the game and instead using their moment on national or local television to bring awareness to police brutality, as well as the importance of voting access and registration. But, as it often goes with state-sanctioned violence, it simply does not end with the latest viral incident.
With every scroll through social media, Black NBA players visibly and audibly demonstrated the repeated traumas of viewing those that look like them maimed and killed in broad daylight by the civil servants sworn to serve and protect.