NBA-Players protest racial injustice as league returns to action

July 30, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, USA; LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with head coach Frank Vogel after defeating the LA Clippers after the game at The Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on July 30, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.Photo via USA TODAY Sports

NBA teams bowed their heads and knelt during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts on Thursday as the league returned for the first time since the coronavirus halted play in March with two thrilling games.

Coaches and game officials joined players from the Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers in taking a knee to protest against racial injustice and police brutality in the first games in 140 days.