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.
MORE: The NBA's fight for social justice inside the bubble
Black Lives Matter.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Love Us.
Liberation. pic.twitter.com/PFq0KmMUXH
Enough.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Freedom.
Equality.
Education Reform. pic.twitter.com/pPruTx8AYz
Respect Us.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Stand Up.
Égalité. pic.twitter.com/QkYI1juuMF
Freedom.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Love Us.
Enough.
Black Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/3ULhri9fxt
Égalité.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 29, 2020
Love Us.
Enough. pic.twitter.com/Rj5NB570VY
The Celtics will debut these jerseys on Friday night when they face the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks (6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN).
