Jonathan Isaac “Obviously there are things in our country that aren’t right and people who aren’t right. Wesley Matthews “ ‘Say Their Names’ and ‘Enough’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ and all that’s important, but, specifically to the state of Wisconsin, we’re a swing state.” Anything I would ever hope to convey on the back of a jersey is represented in these three words.” via Marc Spears Kyle Korver “I just think that in this moment in time, this is the message.
Solomon Hill “When we send our kids to school that may be underfunded, teachers that are underpaid, you look at the facilities, the resources that that kid has, we’re already setting up our youth for failure.”ĭuncan Robinson “I feel like it demands the conversation to be had, and it pushes it to the forefront, which obviously so much of this movement has really done and it’s forced uncomfortable conversations.” … Obviously, some people have a misconception of it and I just want to bring the side that’s understood on my end and that’s just basically everyone getting treated equally and people who have high power, treat everybody the same.”
Jae Crowder “I chose Black Lives Matter, simply because I just wanted to be behind the movement.
If I wasn’t who I was today, I’m no different than anybody else of color … I wanted that to be my message.” Jimmy Butler “With no message, no name, it’s going back to who I was. ‘I can’t breathe’ speaks to hundreds of years of oppression, injustice & inequality Black Americans have faced and still fight in the country.” Malcolm Brogdon “ ‘I can’t breathe’ aren’t just the last words of too many Black men & women brutally murdered at the hands of this country’s police. Allowing people to be educated, allowing people to learn more things, maybe even changing some curriculum to make things more applicable to real-life scenarios, I think is something that really needs to happen.” via CNN Garrett Temple “The public school system isn’t nearly where it needs to be in a country as powerful as ours. I think that’s something that is due to everybody and everybody deserves it.” Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot “I think freedom means a lot to everybody especially right now. Here’s a team-by-team look at what each player is wearing and the reasons for some of their choices: Eastern Conference Boston Celtics (Notable players who will not be wearing social justice messages include: Patrick Beverley, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Paul George, James Harden, Tobias Harris, Al Horford, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Kyle Kuzma, Kawhi Leonard, Dejounte Murray, Austin Rivers, Ben Simmons.) Of 350 players listed on rosters for the NBA’s restart, 300 players will wear social justice messages on the back of their jerseys, while 50 players decided to stick with their last names. The messages agreed upon by the National Basketball Players Association and the NBA are: 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. Friday morning before flying with the rest of Team USA to Madrid for the title game.NBA players are taking the court again, with many choosing to wear social justice messages on their jerseys for at least the first four days of the season. Gay said he underwent medical attention until 2 a.m. "I think had a little bit to do with ," Gay told the paper.
Gay told USA Today Sports that he isn't sure whose elbow hit him in the mouth, but he clearly still wasn't happy about it Saturday. Gay said he complained about the elbow in the handshake line with Lithuania's players after the semifinal game, which led to players on both sides shouting at one another and brought Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski into the middle of the fray as peacemaker. It is what it is, man."Īccording to USA Basketball officials, Gay's only confirmed injury is a chipped tooth. It's uncomfortable, and it still bleeds, so I've got to continuously gargle. "I've got a fracture in my jaw, a broken tooth and am going to probably need a root canal," Gay told USA Today Sports on Saturday. Gay suffered the injuries after getting elbowed in the third quarter of Team USA's 96-68 victoryover Lithuania in the semifinals on Thursday night in Barcelona. Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gaysaid he has a fracture in his jaw and a broken tooth, but he insists that won't keep him off the court as Team USA plays Serbia in the gold medal game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup on Sunday.