NBA Players, Coaches & Executives React to Washington Riots

Many across the NBA have reacted to today's appalling riots on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat issued a joint statement prior to their game this evening, as both teams took a knee during the anthems.

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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 7, 2021

Raptors head coach Nick Nurse weighed in as well.

Nick Nurse on today's riots in D.C.: "Obviously really disturbing. Disturbing, disgusting, incredulous, sad. I think it's sad. It just seems to not stop and it just seems to not improve. That's pretty much my thoughts on it."
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) January 7, 2021

Michele Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association witnessed the attacks first hand.

On Pro-Trump attack on US Capitol, @MRobertsNBPA tells ESPN: "We saw a Black police officer being chased and players said to me, ‘So this is what they can do?’ And people don’t get this privilege stuff? I know how they’re feeling. I am so angry and pained – and refusing to cry." https://t.co/UVq7HLuGwO
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2021

After the opening tip of the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons game, both teams took a knee in protest.