Adam Silver 'absolutely in favor of players speaking out and speaking from the heart'



NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday during a Board of Governors' meeting that he encourages players to speak out about "issues (that are) important to them."

Via Mike Matvey of the New York Daily News:
"I am absolutely in favor of players speaking out and speaking from the heart about whatever issues are important to them. It’s how this country operates. 
I’ve had this direct conversation with many of our players."
Members of the Minnesota Lynx wore statement shirts in their game against the Dallas Wings last Saturday to protest the recent deaths due to violence.


First off let me start off by saying " All Praise Due To The Most High." Secondly, I'm all about rallying, protesting, fighting for OUR people. Look I'll even lead the charge, By Any Means Necessary. We have to be smart about what we are doing though. We need to steer our anger in the right direction. The system is Broken. Point blank period. It has been this way forever. Martin Luther King marched. Malcolm X rebelled. Muhammad Ali literally fought for US. Our anger should be towards the system. If the system doesn't change we will continue to turn on the TVs and see the same thing. We have to put the pressure on the people in charge in order to get this thing we call JUSTICE right. A march doesn't work. We tried that. I've tried that. A couple social media post/tweet doesn't work. We've all tried that. That didn't work. Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 WILL NOT work. While I don't have a solution, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people don't have a solution, we need to come together more than anything at this time. We need each other. These politicians have to step up and fight for change. I'm calling for all my fellow ATHLETES to step up and take charge. Go to your local officials, leaders, congressman, assemblymen/assemblywoman and demand change. There's NO more sitting back and being afraid of tackling and addressing political issues anymore. Those days are long gone. We have to step up and take charge. We can't worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or whose going to look at us crazy. I need your voices to be heard. We can demand change. We just have to be willing to. THE TIME IS NOW. IM all in. Take Charge. Take Action. DEMAND CHANGE. Peace7 #StayMe7o
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New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony also took to social media his stand against the recent deaths last week, while encouraging his fellow athletes to use their influence to take charge.
"I'm calling for all my fellow ATHLETES to step up and take charge. Go to your local officials, leaders, congressman, assemblymen/assemblywoman and demand change. There's NO more sitting back and being afraid of tackling and addressing political issues anymore. Those days are long gone. We have to step up and take charge. We can't worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or whose going to look at us crazy. I need your voices to be heard. We can demand change. We just have to be willing to. THE TIME IS NOW. (I'm) all in. Take Charge. Take Action. DEMAND CHANGE."
Per Jon Krawczynski, Silver prefers players to use other platforms to speak out on issues. Silver also noted that while he wants players to follow the dress code, he do acknowledges it is a "slippery slope."

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