'Only 20% NBA players registered to vote'- Chris Paul leads change amongst NBA players post boycott

[Nevilledog]

https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-only-20-players-registered-voters-takeaways-from-the-players-meeting/

In the Players meeting a staggering figure came to the fore, as it was revealed that only 20% of NBA players were registered to vote. CP3 wants to change this.

Wednesday was a day of standing up for what you believe in, and the Bucks led the charge by refusing to take the floor against Magic. Later, the other teams followed suit and boycotted their respective games as well.

All this happened, as a reaction to the horrendous shooting of Jacob Blake. The NBA Players Association, led by Chris Paul, called a meeting of all the players present inside the Bubble later in the evening. The meeting had a lot of emotions involved. The discussions ranged from the feelings of the players to their further plan of action.

There were 5 main takeaways from the 3-hour long meeting:

Not all Players are registered to vote
Coaches shared their experiences and gave advice
The financial impact of boycotting the season
They need to make it count
They need to be on the same page for it to work

*snip*

[fescuerescue]

1. Not surprised really

It's a very young group, just out of their teens in most cases. Plus they are very mobile.

I bet their % of registered voters is only slightly lower than other in their age group.

[SharonClark]

2. Hope the 80% who aren't registered have seen

the light.

The percent is surprising until you realize they are elite athletes who have singularly concentrated on their own careers and many are wealthy and have acquired all the benefits of being wealthy.

It makes the early activism of some of the athletes even more admirable.

[kacekwl]

3. I know too busy

like so many others.

[W_HAMILTON]

4. They are rich enough to afford people to do all the "legwork" for them.

All they would need to do is essentially sign their name on the registration application and I'm pretty sure they are quite proficient at doing that.

[gulliver]

5. Fantastic

That's leadership! Good to see from people who are so young and so prominent.