'Black Lives Matter' movement

NBA players to discuss Black Lives Matter recognition

NBPA executive director Michele Roberts told ESPN players spent a significant amount of time since Friday discussing the factors and issues around playing basketball while important societal issues centered around justice and equality are top of mind for many.

Twenty-two teams are scheduled to resume play on July 30 in Orlando, Florida, and dozens of players joined a conference call Friday to air concerns about playing at all this summer.

Roberts said there is no threat to the return of the NBA, on hiatus since March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic.