The past calendar year has been like no other for a number of world changing reasons, but one of the main one has been the fight for equal civil rights reaching new volumes.
Following the death of George Floyd, the fallout unmatched due to the fast-spreading and outspoken nature of social media. The whole world reacted to the death, for better or for worse, and the cries for change became deafeningly loud.
Beyond Floyd, the shooting of Jacob Blake reignited the unrest. This added fuel to an already roaring fire, and it created a domino effect so widespread that the NBA players decided enough was enough. They began to boycott their NBA Bubble games to make a statement.
Through all the craziness, one of the most outspoken NBAers was undoubtedly Jaylen Brown.
Brown is no stranger to using his voice, as he became the youngest elected vice president of the National Basketball Players Association at just 22 years old. During his time in the Bubble, Brown delivered thoughtful, articulate messages advocating for equal civil rights, and calling out those who talk a lot, but don’t put that talk into action.
On Wednesday, Brown delivered another message following the protests at Capitol Hill, pointing out the noticeable differences between how those protesters were handled compared to the Black Lives Matter protesters.
The Celtics beat the Miami Heat 107-105 in the game, but nobody was paying attention to that. In fact, it seemed like the game may not even happen at all when the players from both teams decided to walk off the court and hold a players-only meeting that lasted 45 minutes.
In the end, they did play. Instead of boycotting, they released a joint statement to explain exactly what they were playing through.
(H/T Bleacher Report)
