Lou Williams is still unsure on whether he will play for the Los Angeles Clippers in the restart of the NBA.
Williams admitted he may skip basketball in order to focus on protests addressing police brutality and systemic racism on African American communities.
“I think for us, the only benefit of us not playing is to keep the focus on the [racial injustice] fight. And with that being said, this is in six weeks. We don’t know what it looks like in six weeks. In six weeks the world may need some healing. They may need us to be on the floor.
“But if more Black kids, more Black adults, or any adults that’s dealing with police brutality are getting killed and we’re still outraged, I don’t know if it’s in our best interests to suit up because it looks like we don’t care. You know what I mean? It’s just a fine balance we’re trying to create.
“This is a whirlwind of a time. We don’t know what’s the right decision now. We’re trying to figure that out on the fly like everybody else because we have a job to do, livelihoods, we have families to feed and we’re also a majority of Black men at the same time.
“And so we’re trying to find that balance where if we do suit up we’re having conversations behind closed doors. If we do suit up, how much of this platform can we really use? Can we get a ‘Black Lives Matter’ patch on our jerseys? Can our jerseys say ‘Black Lives Matter’? Can the court say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ so we can use that platform to the best of our abilities?
“It’s just hard to call, man. Honestly, it’s hard to call. I’m 50/50 right now, to be honest,” Williams said during an appearance on CoStar.
