The pain brought Stephen Jackson to the steps of Minneapolis’s City Hall, the killing of George Floyd, “my twin,” as he was known to Jackson, emboldening the 14-year NBA veteran to lead an emotionally charged press conference in Floyd’s name. It brought Jaylen Brown to Atlanta, a 15-hour drive from Boston, where the Celtics' 23-year old swingman marched through the streets, a mask on his face and an I CANT BREATHE poster in his hand. It brought Dennis Smith Jr. to Fayetteville, N.C., and Tobias Harris to Philadelphia; it fueled powerful op-eds from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Masai Ujiri, NBA luminaries with decades of experience with racism of their own.
“This Is a Moment": George Floyd Protests Hits Home for NBA Players
