The Boston Celtics are something of an anomaly in the NBA. The team has not one but three vice presidents in the National Basketball Players’ Association, the league’s union. All three are activists for causes beyond the sport of basketball as well.
When the Celtics were in Washington D.C. to play the Washington Wizards, that trio, Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon and Grant Williams, had an opportunity to go to the White House to talk with Department of Justice representatives about criminal justice reform on Monday.
To explain what they said at that meeting, Brown fielded a number of questions after practice on Tuesday. He also addressed how he started getting involved on social justice issues with Brogdon after protesting together in Atlanta, Georgia, following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis-area police.
To hear what the former Cal player had to say about the trio’s meeting with the DOJ at the White House, check out the clip embedded above.
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