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'I believe in us' - On MLK Day, NBA players reflect on social justice and what comes next


Then a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, he mulled for two weeks last summer whether to commit to the NBA s restart in Orlando, Florida. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Holiday s wife, Lauren, was five months pregnant and could sense his discomfort over leaving the family.
So she challenged him: Play, and donate the remainder of his 2019-20 salary to Black-owned businesses, non-profit organizations and initiatives.
I felt like I kind of needed a reason to go back and play and my wife just said it. It kind of just hit her, Holiday said. There were other ideas we were thinking about. Obviously, I couldn t go protest my wife was pregnant and in L.A., the pandemic [made it] one of the hardest-hitting places . ....

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