Mike Scott Describes NBA's Approved Jersey Message Plan As 'Terrible'
Mike Scott criticized the NBA\'s plan of giving players a list of approved messages to wear on their jerseys to promote social justice.
\"They gave us some names and phrases to put on the back of jerseys,\" said Scott. \"That was terrible. It was just a bad miss, a bad choice,\" Scott said Monday during a conference call with reporters. \"They didn\'t give players a chance to voice our opinions on it; they just gave us a list to pick from. So that was bad, that was terrible.
\"I\'m all about just doing, instead of saying and posting, or putting something on the back of your jersey. I don\'t think that\'s going to stop anything, you know?\"
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association had agreed to the following list of suggested messages: Black Lives Matter; Say Their Names; Vote; I Can\'t Breathe; Justice; Peace; Equality; Freedom; Enough; Power to the People; Justice Now; Say Her Name; Sí Se Puede (Yes We Can); Liberation; See Us; Hear Us; Respect Us; Love Us; Listen; Listen to Us; Stand Up; Ally; Anti-Racist; I Am A Man; Speak Up; How Many More; Group Economics; Education Reform; and Mentor.
