Before tonight’s game, the Celtics and Heat walked off the court and held a players-only meeting to discuss today’s protests in Washington D.C. and Kenosha County’s decision to not press charges against the officers who shot Jacob Blake seven times on August 23rd, 2020. At the time, the shooting prompted a league-wide protest in Orlando lead by the Milwaukee Bucks to boycott their game.
In their continued effort to point out social injustice, members from both teams knelt during the national anthem:
Here’s the joint statement in its entirety:
The following is a statement from the players of the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat:
“2021 is a new year, but some things have not changed.