NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony is set to play an important role for the Portland Trail Blazers in the season restart. That isn’t stopping him, though, from focusing on much bigger issues as the country grapples with social justice issues. In a Q&A with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, Anthony discussed his “gloves off” approach to discussing social change:
What have you done to use your platform for social justice in the last couple months that really means a lot to you?
My thing is just to make sure people feel comfortable with speaking on s— that they’re uncomfortable with and holding people accountable for not having those conversations, for not wanting to have those conversations.