SALT LAKE CITY — “We need justice for Breonna Taylor.”
On Wednesday night, before talking about what it would be like to play basketball again, to compete, to do what he loves, All-Star Donovan Mitchell wanted to make sure he said her name loud and clear.
It’s not that basketball isn’t important or that Mitchell doesn’t believe in the Utah Jazz. It is, and he does. But, Mitchell and many NBA players believe that inaction is not an option.
What happens if they don’t continue to prop up issues of racial inequality and police brutality? The conversation could fade into the background.