Black Lives Matter: NBA return sees all players, coaches kneel before games

Members of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz kneel together around the Black Lives Matter logo on the court during the national anthem before the start of an NBA basketball game. (Source: Ashley Landis/ USA TODAY Sports)

Every person present at HP Fieldhouse on the ESPN Wide World of Sports campus near Orlando knelt during the national anthem before the first game of the NBA's restarted season on Thursday night. (Source: AP)

All players, coaches and staff members of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, along with all officials, wore shirts reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," which was also printed on the court. (Source: AP)

Many locked arms with those next to them, while some players raised fists in the air. (Source: AP)

Players displayed a variety of social justice messages on the backs of their jerseys, including "Black Lives Matter," "Say Their Names" and "I Can't Breathe. (Source: AP)

The players and coaches on the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers also knelt prior to Thursday night's later game at The Arena on the Wide World of Sports campus (Source: AP)

"The game of basketball has always been bigger than just the ball and the rim and 10 guys on the floor," Lakers star LeBron James said postgame on TNT. "It's an opportunity to use this platform to be able to spread a lot of positive, a lot of love, throughout the whole world. (Source: AP)