NBA to Eliminate Social Justice Messages on Courts Next Season

The NBA is going to be looking a lot different next year. In an interview with ESPN this week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the messages such as “Black Lives Matter” won’t be very noticeable like they were this year as the league was in a bubble in Orlando.

The move to have the messages on the courts was in wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

“We’re completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality,” Silver said as reported by CBS Sports. “It’s part of the DNA of this league. I would say in terms of the messages you see on the court on our jerseys, this was an extraordinary moment in time, when we began the discussions with the players and what we all lived through this summer.” The 2019-2020 season could end on Friday if the Los Angles Lakers win Game 5 of the NBA Finals. If that happens, the question is when will the 2020-21 season begin?

“My sense is there will be some sort of return to normalcy,” Silver said while also mentioning the season could start in January. “That those messages will largely be left to be delivered off the floor. And I understand those people who are saying ‘I’m on your side, but I want to watch a basketball game.” Here’s a look at social media reacting to the NBA’s decision of social justice messages for next year.

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Adam Silver says the NBA is going to leave social justice propaganda off the court next season.

I suspect the collapse in TV ratings had something to do with this decision.

I doubt the players will agree to this plan, but I guess we’ll see.https://t.co/y7VDahOdsQ

— Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) October 8, 2020

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NBA schedules their games head to head against the NFL, no one watches, and the commissioner says it's because if the social justice messages on the court? pic.twitter.com/T0fi1EXsm2

— Bruce Irons – Packers FTW (@BruceIronsNFL) October 8, 2020

“Shut up and dribble.” – Adam Silver

NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver | Fox News https://t.co/tuWb66KInx pic.twitter.com/fTjGhg3KM3

— NW Pete 🇺🇦 (@ptv1024) October 8, 2020

When the financial bottom line is affected policies will change immediately. The NBA needs to get back to focusing on basketball. 

Of course they did the right thing with all the messages, but they can not sustain the losses in revenue for another season. People seem to want a clear cut separation of sports and politics.

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