NBAPA has sent the players the details of the plan, which will allow basketball players to choose a slogan instead of a name on the shirt after the season resumes.
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The Black Live Matter movement has caused a special split among NBA players. Some players believe that racial clashes in the United States are a primary issue that needs to be resolved before resuming basketball.
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True, the league’s biggest star Lebron James has already said he wants to resume the NBA season.
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A similar practice was introduced this season in the English Premier League football, where in one round of the game the names of the players of all teams were replaced with the slogan “Black Live Matter”.
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The NBA season will continue in late July in Orlando with a 22-team tournament. Teams are due to arrive in Florida on July 7, and four days later must begin full-fledged training camps.
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The closing of the season’s tournament in Orlando has caused concern for many, as nearly 9,000 new cases were diagnosed in the state of Florida on Friday, the largest number since the pandemic began.
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