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Melo Stresses Unity, McCollum Warns of Financial Impact During Players Call

The NBA’s hiatus is set to end in the midst of social unrest tied to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and a global pandemic. Concerns over those issues triggered a 80-player phone conference earlier this week. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Kyrie Irving headlined a call that featured a handful of current and former Trail Blazers players.

CJ McCollum, Carmelo Anthony, Zach Collins and former Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu all participated on the call. Irving led the way by raising concerns over the messaging that players would send by resuming the season in Orlando later this summer.