Lakers center Dwight Howard, one of the more than 80 NBA players on a conference call Friday to discuss the league's return to play, agrees with Nets guard Kyrie Irving's hesitation about the league returning this summer, citing a desire not to distract from the current Black Lives Matter movement.
Howard, through his agent, told CNN Sports' Jill Martin that, "Basketball, or entertainment period, isn't needed at this moment, and will only be a distraction...
"...I would love nothing more than to win my very first NBA Championship. But the unity of My People would be an even bigger Championship, that's just to (sic) beautiful to pass up.