The Los Angeles Lakers will have big hopes for the revived NBA season once it begins on July 31, but two players still appear uneasy on returning to play.
Those two would be Dwight Howard and Avery Bradley, who were both on the call organized by Kyrie Irving to address concerns about their return interfering with the fight against racial injustice, per ESPN. More than 80 NBA and WNBA players were on the call, per Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes.
Howard has released a statement saying basketball is not needed and “will only be a distraction” from the movement that has emerged following the death of George Floyd.