クリス・ボッシュのインスタグラム(chrisbosh) - 8月29日 11時06分

My brothers and sisters in the NBA and WNBA aren’t striking because any of this is new. They’re striking because it isn’t.

So proud of them. Here’s why I believe they will change the world.

My full thoughts in The Last Chip --> (link in bio)

Anyone who claims to know what the world will look like in a week, or a month, is lying. So I won’t make any big predictions. But here’s what I will say: The flame these athletes have lit in our hearts will not be extinguished anytime soon. It’s a flame as old as the NBA itself.

It’s a flame that led a team of basketball players in Miami to don hoodies when a young man by the name of Trayvon Martin was murdered after going out to buy skittles and iced tea. Because we knew that if a few breaks hadn’t gone our way, our lives could have ended like his.

That’s what’s unique about players in the NBA: Many of us have seen the worst and best of this country—raised in poverty, one injury away from everything falling apart, until our dreams become our reality. Those memories shape us.

We grew up being laughed at. We were told the league was out of our reach. And we had every reason to believe the pessimists were right. After all, for every million people who pick up a basketball, the number who make it to the NBA could fit on one hand.

We didn’t listen. We kept the faith. We kept grinding until we became the exceptions to the rule. That’s how you achieve the impossible, on- and off-the-court: You climb the steepest mountains on earth without looking down or letting yourself wonder what will happen if you fall—

And I want to be clear: Removing the stain of racism in the United States is a hell of a lot harder than being drafted in the NBA. But the game plan is the same, and it can be summed up in three words: Do. The. Work. Do the work every day.

Do the work when no cameras are watching.

Do the work when you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired.

And look for people who will do the work with you—because in the battle for justice, there is power in numbers.

And together, we can change the world.

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