LeBron James, Anthony Davis and fellow NBA players kicked off the return of the season by showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement during Thursday's games.
The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers, held at The Arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, began with the players kneeling and wearing Black Lives Matter shirts as the Compton Kidz Club virtually performed the national anthem.Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans did the same thing ahead of their game, with Jon Batiste playing the national anthem.NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed that he respects the «teams' unified act of peaceful protest for social justice and under these unique circumstances will.
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