With no games to call, former players used TNT's flagship NBA show to speak out against racism and police violence.
Choking back tears, Webber delivered an impassioned monologue supporting the players’ historic actions. He spoke plainly of the pain in the Black community and the importance of protest in the face of change that eluded generations.“I have a godson who has autism," Webber said."I just had to explain to him why we aren’t playing. I have young nephews who I’ve had to talk to about death before they’ve ever seen it in the movies.
TNT’s NBA show was the nightcap to a frantic day of sports TV personalities reacting in realtime to a remarkable story, as players across all sports — including the WNBA, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball and women’s tennis — chose not to play, in an effort to highlight Blake’s shooting and police violence against Black people.The walkout happened four years to the day after 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first kneeled during the national anthem.
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