Hours after a Wisconsin prosecutor declined to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in August, a shooting that sparked a walkout by NBA players that was amplified by protests across numerous professional sports leagues, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard said Tuesday night that he was saddened but hopeful that raising awareness on police-reform bills could lead to long-term changes.
“You got to change the people that’s in the uniform, pretty much,” Leonard said after the Clippers’ 116-113 loss at Staples Center against San Antonio.