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NBA players don’t know what they’re doing


Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore wears a T-shirt in memory of Eric Garner before the game against the Houston Rockets last week. A letter writer says NBA players don’t know what they’re protesting.
Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore wears a T-shirt in memory of Eric Garner before the game against the Houston Rockets last week. A letter writer says NBA players don’t know what they’re protesting. hamezcua@sacbee.com

What are they protesting about?

Re “Kings notes” (Sports, Dec. 12): I attended the Kings game when most of the players wore warm-up T-shirts stating: “I Can’t Breathe.” I doubt that any of these players, nor the many other NBA players wearing similar T-shirts, have a clue what led to the grand jury’s decision not to indict a New York police officer in the death of Eric Garner.

Former NBA commissioner David Stern would have prevented such antics. How about a T-shirt that states: “I Can Breathe Because I Obey The Law”?

Don Murphy, Sacramento

This story was originally published December 16, 2014 at 4:00 PM with the headline "NBA players don’t know what they’re doing."

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