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Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo to wear “Black Lives Matter” on jersey for Orlando restart

The NBA is wanting to do more regarding social injustice.

After June protests caused unrest in numerous cities across almost every state, many of the major sports leagues around the country and looking into what they can do to help fix the problem.

The NFL announced that they’ll be playing the Black national anthem before games. While more may still be coming, we know that at least for the NBA they’ll be allowing players to replace their last name on their jersey with a pre-established social justice message.

Former Wildcats like Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo are going to take full advantage of the NBA allowing such an action.