All players, coaches ひさまづく before NBA games
Every person 現在の at HP Fieldhouse on the ESPN Wide World of Sports campus 近づく Orlando knelt during the 国家の 国家 before the first game of the NBA's 再開するd season on Thursday night.
All players, coaches and staff members of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, along with all 公式の／役人s, wore shirts reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," which was also printed on the 法廷，裁判所. Many locked 武器 with those next to them, while some players raised 握りこぶしs in the 空気／公表する.
The players and coaches on the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers also knelt 事前の to Thursday night's later game at The 円形競技場 on the Wide World of Sports campus.
The 国家 before the Jazz-Pelicans game was 成し遂げるd 事実上 by Louisiana native Jon Batiste, who played a rendition with a mix of piano and guitar.
Before the 国家, the TNT broadcast 空気／公表するd an introductory segment narrated by rapper Meek Mill, 促進するing social 司法（官） 率先s and the BLM movement, followed by a segment with several NBA players speaking on the 支配する.
Players 陳列する，発揮するd a variety of social 司法（官） messages on the 支援するs of their jerseys, 含むing "黒人／ボイコット Lives 事柄," "Say Their 指名するs" and "I Can't Breathe."
The game was the first in four-加える months since the 正規の／正選手 season was 一時停止するd in March 予定 to the coronavirus pandemic.
Again at the Lakers-Clippers game, さまざまな players had social 司法（官） messages on the 支援するs of their uniforms. Lakers 星／主役にする LeBron James passed on the 選択 and went with his last 指名する.
The Compton Kidz Club sang the 国家の 国家 through a ビデオ 料金d before the Clippers 直面するd the Lakers.
The Pelicans 問題／発行するd a 声明 that read, "The New Orleans Pelicans stand by the ideals of freedom of speech and the 権利 to 平和的に 抗議する. Collectively with the Utah Jazz, our organization joins the NBA in supporting our players and coaches. To 促進する meaningful change 親族 to social 司法（官） and racial equality, the New Orleans Pelicans have partnered with our players, staff and coaches to create a Social 司法（官） Leadership 同盟 committed to その上のing the discussion, listening and taking 活動／戦闘 to make 肯定的な change in our community and our country."
The Jazz wrote in a 声明, "The Utah Jazz are committed to 前進するing social 司法（官） and stand in support of the players, coaches and staff as they 演習 their First 改正 権利s, and use their 発言する／表明するs, their experiences, and their 壇・綱領・公約s to 平和的に 表明する themselves. We are a values-based organization and believe in the foundational 原則s of 司法（官）, equality, fairness, and 経済的な empowerment. Our organization 努力する／競うs to be a 統一するing 軍隊 in our communities, and we hope this time in our history can be a catalyst for 肯定的な change in a country we love."
--Field Level マスコミ
