One of the cornerstones of the NBA restart at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex has been the commitment to the pursuit of racial justice agreed to by the league and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), and a push to get players and fans alike registered to vote has been no small part of that commitment.
And the Celtics have played a big role in such initiatives, including incorporating such efforts into the “Boston Celtics United” project, a decade-long, $25 million plan to support a number of racial and social justice interventions.
Asked if he would be comfortable discussing his own interest in such initiatives to get people to the polls this fall, Boston head coach Brad Stevens opened up.
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“I’m totally comfortable with that,” he began. “My wife was a political science studies person in college and from that point on, I’ve taken a great interest in politics.”
“Obviously, this election is really important, and it means a great deal to us. But also, I think that it’s really important to the guys [on the team]. And I think that encouraging everybody to use their voice to vote is really important, and so I’m glad that the NBA is taking that stand.”
I’m glad that the Coaches Association has pushed that, and I’m happy to be a part of lending my voice to that, if that can turn out so many more people, or one more person,” he noted, “and that’s really important.”
An understated man, Stevens is not prone to exaggeration — and we underscore Stevens point.
This election is really important.
