Shoulder to shoulder. Baseline to baseline. Sea to shining sea.
Inside a mostly empty youth sports facility, inside a bubble designed to keep the coronavirus from getting in, the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans made a statement before the NBA’s reopening that they wanted to make sure got out.
Black lives matter, of course. Police brutality needs to end. Equality must be pursued.
It was more than that, though.
When it comes to speaking out on social justice issues in the United States, there will be no fear of retribution, no holding back to appease some segment of the masses.