NBA players and coaches from four teams took a knee during the national anthem on Thursday night in the first set of games since the league paused its season over the In the first game of the season restart, between the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, players and coaches kneeled during "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" bandleader Jon Batiste's rendition of the national anthem. Mike Ehrmann/Getty After the Lakers pulled away to defeat the Clippers 103-101, LeBron James told reporters that he hopes the kneeling protests made Kaepernick proud. Ashley Landis / Getty Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans players plan to kneel during national anthem. Every single day, I hope I make him proud on how I live my life, not only on the basketball floor but off the floor. Three New Orleans Pelicans players have tested positive for coronavirus, according to David Griffin, New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president. ""We deal with a lot of racism, a lot of social injustice, a lot of police brutality, not only in my neighborhood, not only with Black people, but with people of color. Beyond Williamson’s per-36-minute averages (28.5 points , 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists), his presence on the floor improved the New Orleans Pelicans by …
No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. I feel like we scrambled today.” In the first game of the season restart, between the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, players and coaches kneeled during "The Late Show with … According to ESPN’s Malika Andrews, the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans … I want to always speak out against things that I feel like are unjust," James said.In his post-game interview with TNT, James said the game of basketball has "always been bigger than just the ball and 10 guys on the floor" with referees. Privacy Act, please use the links below to visit each company’s privacy center. The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 season when then-owner of the … LeBron James and Anthony Davis kneel with teammates on July 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram talks about channeling the team's frustration following Saturday's loss and carrying a sense of urgency into the next game. "I hope we made Kap proud, I hope we continue to make Kap proud. All rights reserved. "It's an opportunity to use this platform and be able to spread a lot of positive, a lot of love throughout the course of the whole world. Especially for a team that packs the paint, you kind of have to stay wide and stay outside of the three-point line because we have three-point shooters, we have guys that can knock it in. By Christopher Brito "There's been progress, but in the past, when we've seen progress, we've let our foot off the gas a little bit.
The positive tests came last week upon the players’ return to New Orleans and were apart of the 16 … SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts splash down after historic test flightIsaias strengthens slightly as it pushes toward East CoastMarines call off search for 8 missing military membersBiden has edge in North Carolina, race is tight in Georgia — CBS News pollMeadows says he's "not optimistic" on deal on coronavirus reliefWilford Brimley, "Cocoon" and "The Natural" star, has diedBattleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground TrackerBattleground Tracker: COVID reshapes presidential race in Sun BeltDNC hopes to reach more voters with new voter file modelMembers of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz kneel before a Black Lives Matter logo in Orlando on July 31, 2020. Each team will play eight seeding games over the next two weeks to determine their playoff standings.Christopher Brito is a social media producer and trending writer for CBS News, focusing on sports and stories that involve issues of race and culture.Be in the know. the NBA Privacy Center, it will apply to data controlled independently by the NBA. In a media conference call on Tuesday, New Orleans Pelicans general manager David Griffin revealed that three players tested positive for COVID-19. If you make a request through the WarnerMedia Privacy Center, Tune in to Fox Sports New Orleans and get hype courtesy of SeatGeek!“Just compose ourselves, get back into the swing of things. ""We understand what's going on in society right now and we're using this NBA platform — as the players, as the coaches, as organizations — to continue to stand strong on that. It's something that we want to continue to have people's ears open to.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday shares his thoughts on the team's loss to the LA Clippers.New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday shares his thoughts on the team's loss to the LA Clippers.New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram talks about channeling the team's frustration following Saturday's loss and carrying a sense of urgency into the next game.New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry discusses the team's turnovers contributing to the loss as well as the performance from the second unit against the Clippers.New Orleans Pelicans guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker poured in 15 points during the 4th quarter in the team's loss to the Clippers.Following the block by Derrick Favors, New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart collects the rebounds and motors all the way to the rim.New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson slams it home on the look-ahead pass from Frank Jackson.New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes goes up for the two-handed alley-oop flush against the LA Clippers.New Orleans Pelicans center Derrick Favors dishes it off to Lonzo Ball for the triple against the LA Clippers.Pelicans and Clippers face off at 5:00 PM CT on Saturday, August 1 as we continue the NBA Seeding games slate.