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00:00The hysteria around kneeling looks extra foolish right now.
00:09Let's not make the same mistake yet again and spend all our energy on the reaction and
00:14not the reason.
00:15Jalen Brown of the Celtics tweeted, quote, I chose to do a peaceful protest.
00:19That was my choice.
00:20You do not get to choose for the rest of America.
00:24Kneeling was as peaceful as it gets and the vast majority of what is transpiring now is
00:28as well.
00:29But we all have to understand why the frustration and heartbreak is at the level it is.
00:35And empty corporate statements aren't going to address it.
00:38Just in the NBA alone in the last several years, we've seen hoodies worn to honor Trayvon
00:43Martin.
00:44I can't breathe shirts for Eric Garner.
00:46And now in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, many have taken to saying, if you ain't
00:50with us, we ain't with y'all.
00:52And how can you blame them?
00:54Nothing has changed.
00:56Black Lives Matter isn't supposed to be just a hashtag.
01:00How can we all not empathize as human beings?
01:03And simply posting on social media about change hasn't made any, because here we are again.
01:09Michael Jordan called for a unified voice to put pressure on leaders to change laws
01:13and votes to create systemic change.
01:16And clearly we need better leadership, genuine police reform, and to address the legal system,
01:22the things a knee was originally taken for.
01:25I don't want black people to be alone in that fight.
01:28And while of course I want peace, I also want justice.
01:32We do need to all be in this together, but that requires everyone to genuinely care why
01:38we're here in the first place.