Thunder GM Sam Presti: 'Meaningful change doesn't come from listening alone'

Before Sam Presti addressed any questions about basketball on a Sunday conference call, the Thunder general manager spoke for several minutes about combating systemic racism and what the Thunder can do organizationally in that fight.

Here is Presti’s complete opening statement:

“This is the first opportunity that I've had personally to address the issues stemming from the systemic racism that has been at play in our country over hundreds and hundreds of years, and obviously with the murder of George Floyd recently, everybody has had an opportunity to voice their feelings on this, and I think it's appropriate for me to do that today.

I've thought a lot about how I wanted to use my words and the…