Injured Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has urged fellow players to boycott the July restart of the NBA in Florida. Some of the biggest names in the NBA, including Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Donovan Mitchell were vocal opponents of the league’s July 21 restart plan.
Irving, the Players Association Vice-President, was against the idea of the proposed restart in the current climate of unrest in the U.S. He highlighted the need for the players to make a public stand for social reform in the U.S.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Irving’s statement: “I’m willing to give up everything I have for social reform.”
Kyrie Irving on players call Friday, per sources: “I’m willing to give up everything I have (for social reform).”