有一个由凯里·欧文和艾弗里·布拉德利领导的球员们质疑NBA在奥兰多的重新开始是否会夺走人们的注意力，减缓黑人生命问题和社会正义运动的势头。这是一个很难回答的问题。
玩家们在这个话题上苦苦挣扎，互相讨论。虽然大多数人仍将前往奥兰多重新开始比赛，他们说他们想利用联盟的平台来传播社会正义的信息，但这个决定并不是轻易做出的。
猛龙队的弗雷德·范弗利特（Fred VanVleet）在周一接受记者采访时总结了这一窘境。
这太糟糕了。糟透了，伙计。这是个糟糕的时机。但这对我们来说已经是2020年了。我们都知道正确的做法是不去比赛，要坚持立场。从道义上讲，是的，这是有道理的。但生活还在继续。我们都是年轻的黑人。我们谁也不想（从他们的工资中）还钱。我认为我们不应该。我认为钱可以有很多不同的用途。不管怎样，这不会在今年夏天结束，也不会在接下来的几个月内结束。这个问题，种族不公，社会不公，警察暴行，所有这些事情都不会很快结束。我们的斗争是长期的。那是我决定的一部分。但是如果联盟，或者更多的我的人一起说我们不想比赛，我也会缺席。我甚至不会反抗。我想我们大多数人都决定玩。这是我们必须面对的。我相信我的心是对的，我已经做了足够的努力去改变
这很好地总结了其他球员私下说的话。球员之间存在着合理的争论，即利用联盟在奥兰多的平台来促进社会公正，还是不踢球才是正确的原因。然而，当考虑到经济因素时，球员们觉得他们必须离开。
原标题：
Fred VanVleet expresses players’ quandary between playing, social justice
原文：
There was a group of players â led by Kyrie Irving and Avery Bradley â who questioned if the NBA restart in Orlando would take the spotlight away and slow the momentum of the Black Lives Matter and social justice movements. It’s a legitimately difficult question to answer.
Players struggled with that topic and discussed it amongst themselves. While most will still be going to Orlando for the restart, saying they want to use the league’s platform to spread the social justice message, the decision wasn’t come to lightly.
The Raptors’ Fred VanVleet summed up that quandary speaking to reporters on Monday, via Eric Koreen of The Athletic.
âIt sucks. It sucks, man. Itâs terrible timing. But thatâs been 2020 for us,â VanVleet said. âWe all know the right thing to do is to not play, to take a stand. Morally, yes, that makes sense. But life goes on. Weâre all young, Black guys. None of us want to give any money (from their salaries) back. I donât think that we should. I think that money can be used in a number of different ways. This is not going to end this summer regardless, or over the next couple of months. This issue, racial injustice, social injustice, police brutality, all these things are not ending anytime soon. Our fight is long term. That was part of my decision. But if the league, or more of my guys would have come together and said we didnât want to play, I would have sat out as well. I wouldnât have even fought it. I think most of us decided to play. Itâs something weâll have to live with. I trust that my heartâs in the right place and Iâm doing enough to make change.â
That sums up well what other players have said off the record. There was legitimate debate among players about whether using the league’s platform in Orlando to promote social justice or not playing was the right cause. However, when the financial factors were thrown in, players felt they had to go.
