When the NBA restart tips off on Thursday, teams will be wearing jerseys with social justice messaging on the back. Players were allowed to choose from a list of 29 phrases the NBA and NBPA agreed on, though some players chose to forgo the special messages and will continue to wear their own names.
Though each team played three scrimmage games, they did not wear the new look during those. The first game with the social justice jerseys will take place Thursday night, and though the Boston Celtics don’t play until Friday, they unveiled a glimpse at those new jerseys on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.
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Black Lives Matter.
Love Us.
Liberation. pic.twitter.com/PFq0KmMUXH— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Enough.
Freedom.
Equality.
Education Reform. pic.twitter.com/pPruTx8AYz— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Respect Us.
Stand Up.
Égalité. pic.twitter.com/QkYI1juuMF— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Freedom.
Love Us.
Enough.
Black Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/3ULhri9fxt— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Égalité.
Love Us.
Enough. pic.twitter.com/Rj5NB570VY— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
The Celtics will debut these jerseys on Friday night when they face the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks (6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN).
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