Black Lives Matter: Players, Coaches Kneel Before Game As NBA Season Resumes

"I respect our teams' unified act of peaceful protest for social justice and under these unique circumstances will not enforce our long-standing rule requiring standing during the playing of our national anthem," league commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. (Pic Source: AP)

Players were allowed to wear jerseys adorned with a variety of social justice messages including "Black Lives Matter," "Say Their Names" and "I Can't Breathe. (Pic Source: AP)

The NBA relaunched its season on Thursday night inside a 'secure bubble' at Disney World in Orlando, Florida after four months of shutdown due to coronavirus pandemic in the month of March. (Pic Source: AP)

Large 'Black Lives Matter' slogans have been written on each court. (Pic Source: AP) 

The Black Lives Matter is a moment that started to bring justice to Black people and also advocates for non-violent protest against all racially motivated violence across the world. (Pic Source: AP)

In a show of support for the 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' movement, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers players took a knee during the US national anthem before the first game of the NBA's restarted season. (Source: USA TODAY Sports)