A little under a year removed from the Black Lives Matter movement during the spring and summer of 2020, the NBA continues to be a league near the forefront when it comes to addressing social justice matters. Many of the league’s top players have been outspoken about social justice, including Lonzo Ball.
On Friday following the Pelicans game against the Suns, Ball talked about what he’s learned over the last year of the country and the need for more change.
“You have to keep moving forward, keep pushing forward to do better as a country, as a whole and just support equality, really,” he said. “Last year, I think people finally started broadcasting it a lot more, getting it out to the public and I think that just has to continue to happen and people have to continue to do better.”
Ball took part in a peaceful rally in his hometown Chino Hills last spring and spoke about some of the social justice matters and the importance of things like wearing social justice phrases on their jerseys while in the bubble.
He was also included in the Social Justice Leadership Coalition created by Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson. That group, though, has not been even mentioned since its creation. Nonetheless, Ball’s involvement in the movement has been influential as he and others continue to make a notable impact.