This year has been marked by the coronavirus pandemic and a reckoning with systemic racism in American society. NBA players, including the Washington Wizards, have been more active this year, including a Juneteenth march they held in the city with the Washington Mystics.
The US’s federal elections were held last week with former Vice President Joe Biden and California Senator Kamala Harris declared the winners to be the next President and Vice President, respectively. Anecdotally, more NBA players were supportive of Biden and Harris than incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.