NBA plans to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on courts

League organizers have agreed to paint NBA courts with the words 'Black Lives Matter' when the basketball season resumes next month in Florida.

MAKING A STAND. The NBA is reportedly painting 'Black Lives Matter' on all of its courts in Disney World in Orlando. Photo from Instagram/@lakers

NBA stars have been prominent supporters of the anti-racism protests that swept across the United States following the death in May of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in police custody. USA Today said the slogans would be painted on two sides of each court – in front of the scorer's table and the broadcast booth.

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