The Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets held a moment of silence and linked arms in solidarity with Sacramento center Alex Len and his home country of Ukraine ahead of Thursday's game at the Golden 1 Center.
Len and Toronto Raptors wing Svi Mykhailiuk, the two Ukrainian players in the NBA this season, released a statement earlier Thursday condemning Russia's invasion of their country.
"A great tragedy befell our dear homeland Ukraine," they said in a joint statement on social media. "We categorically condemn the war.