'It’s really, really a time for us to address racism now — not only in America, but all over the world.” Masai Ujiri offered insight into the Raptors' decision to use a 'Black Lives Matter' bus, and how society can finally achieve long-needed change.
And while a hefty dose of that was tied to whether any league could safely return with the COVID-19 pandemic raging on, another conversation was had regarding whether such a return would detract from the important conversations being had throughout the country and beyond.part, though, the organization has tried to use every opportunity to amplify the message of the Black Lives Matter movement — beginning with the two team busses that transported them from Naples, Fla.
“We said we were going to use the bubble as a statement,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said during an appearance on. “We said we’re going to use this place as a platform and we thought that, coming in here, you have to make a statement. You have to create awareness. What you guys are doing over there is creating awareness, talking about this. We have to continue to do that.
“And we thought, what greater way than to ride through Florida for three hours and show people, you know, we know what’s going on in the country. We’re heading to the bubble, and what is going on here, what Adam Silver has done here to get the league back, we are excited about that, but there’s something on our minds too.
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