Austin Rivers on Kyrie Irving, restarting the season: "I love Kyrie's passion towards helping this movement…I'm with it…but in the right way & not at the cost of the whole NBA & players careers. We can do both. We can play & we can help change the way black lives are lived." pic.twitter.com/GMmyVz9nEF
— Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) June 13, 2020
Rivers closed out his line of thought with this:
“I love Kyrie’s passion towards helping this movement … I’m with it … but in the right way & not at the cost of the whole NBA & players careers. We can do both. We can play & we can help change the way black lives are lived,” Rivers said. “I think we have too! But canceling or boycotting return doesn’t do that in my opinion. Guys want to play and provide and help change!”
James’ sentiments are similar to Rivers’, according to The Athletic reporter Sam Amick. He stated that James “believes playing in Orlando won’t deter his ability to continue inspiring change. He wants to keep making his mark off the court. He wants to play basketball. And as has always been the case, he clearly believes he can do both at the same time.”
What about you, sports fans? What do you think the NBA should do?
