A lot happened in the NBA over the weekend as it was revealed that Kyrie Irving led the charge in trying to get players to boycott the return of the NBA. Irving believes returning to action would take time away from the social movements going on right now and he would rather not be a distraction. However, many others disagree with Irving including the likes of LeBron James and Austin Rivers.
While LeBron wants to go play, his teammate Dwight Howard doesn't agree. On Saturday, Howard released a statement in support of Kyrie, noting that we need to fight for social change before thinking about basketball again. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, this differing of opinions has not caused a divide in the locker room. In fact, two players said everyone is talking it out and looking for solutions.
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The Lakers are an interesting case as they have one of the best chances of winning an NBA title. They are first in the Western Conference and if the season were to end without a champion, the Lakers campaign would have effectively been wasted.
Many players understand that the stakes are high in both the sports world, and the real world, so it will be interesting to see how they all decide to balance things out.
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