Lakers' Danny Green: NBA stars can create more social justice change by playing

Posted Jun 26, 2020
"I think we can use the platform to our advantage and enhance it," Danny Green said in an interview with Caron Butler on the NBA's Twitter account in honor of Juneteenth. "I mean, I see both sides. But I think we can easily, and I think [with] social media and all the platforms we have and people watching us they're going to be tuning in even more when we're down there." (ESPN.com)

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