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Which NBA Teams Have Issued Statements on the George Floyd Protests?

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Which NBA teams have issued statements on the George Floyd protests? Four franchises, including the Knicks, have not issued statements.
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Many in the NBA have spoken out against the injustice in America in the wake of George Floyd. LeBron James and Michael Jordan are among those to use their platform to inspire change. As of this writing, 26 of 30 NBA franchises have issues statements, according to Axios.
26 of 30 #NBA teams have issued statements on the George Floyd protests (via @axios) pic.twitter.com/3Wm36mWYFo
Chris Crouse (@DCCrouse) June 2,2020
Axios found that 74 of the 123 teams in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL had posted statements as of midnight ET (Twitter was the social media platform used for date purposes). It does not include the instances where teams had retweeted players’ posts/tweets.
The Knicks defended not issuing a statement…with a statement to MSG employees. Owner James Dolan wrote (via Pablo S. Torre):
“We know that some of you have asked about whether our company is going to make a public statement about the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer,” Dolan wrote in the email, via ESPN. “I want you to know, I realize the importance of this issue. Therefore, I want you to understand our internal position.
“This is a turbulent time in our country. The coronavirus and civil unrest have taken their toll on our way of life. We at Madison Square Garden stand by our values of a respectful and peaceful workplace. We always will.

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