Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan referenced being “great” in a statement earlier this month after the nation began protesting the death of George Floyd. He asked how America, long called the greatest country in the world, could be called great with rampant oppression, pain, suffering, hatred, violence and racism.
"America can and should live up to the standard of Great,” McMillan said on June 2. “We all can and should be proud to call ourselves Americans. A great America is not something people of color have ever known, and it’s time to change that.