NORMAN — Trae Young stepped to the microphone to address an amphitheater dotted with protesters. Some were his family and friends, but those who weren’t recognized the hometown star even through his black bandana and sunglasses.
Young, admittedly out of his comfort zone, clutched his hands to his chest.
“I’m not used to doing this,” he said. “I’m not very open about what I see, or the things that go on in this world very often.”
But the Atlanta Hawks All-Star point guard and former Sooner needed to speak.
“Even though I’m 21 years old, I feel that it was necessary,” Young told the crowd.