The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday.
Michele Roberts, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, and Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, issued a joint statement Friday morning:
"We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial equality."
Attendees included player and team representatives of all 13 teams in Orlando. All parties agreed to resume games Saturday with the understanding to enact the following commitments:
1. The NBA and its players have agreed to immediately establish a social justice coalition, with representatives from players, coaches and governors, that will be focused on a broad range of issues, including increasing access to voting, promoting civic engagement, and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform.