Report: NBA, players agree on jersey messages

ByReuters

Published 03/07/2020 at 20:19 GMT

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association agreed on which social justice messages players can wear on the back of their jerseys when the season starts again later this month, ESPN's The Undefeated reported Friday.

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The list of acceptable phrases was distributed to the players, who can replace
their last names on their jerseys with one of the approved messages. If they
initially pass on selecting a choice and change their mind after the first
four nights of the season's restart, the message will be added above their
name, according to the report.

The coronavirus pandemic interrupted the season on March 11, and the NBA plans
to resume play on July 30, with all games played in the Orlando area.

Players have been active in social justice issues since the death of George
Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis in
May. The league and the union agreed last month to include several initiatives
to fight systemic racism in the restarted season.

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The Undefeated report revealed a list of 29 acceptable messages for the
jerseys. They include Black Lives Matter -- which will be painted on all
courts -- Say Their Names, I Can't Breathe, Enough, Power to the People,
Justice Now and How Many More.

Names of Floyd and others who have passed away in police custody or under
circumstances invoking racism will not be used.

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