Kyrie Irving Of Brooklyn, Austin Rivers Of Houston Have A Difference In Opinion About The NBA Season Resuming In Orlando

Two players from two different teams have a difference in opinion about the NBA season resuming in Orlando Florida on July 31st.NBA

Who are they? Guards Kyrie Irving of Brooklyn and Austin Rivers of Houston.

Injured Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving made an impassioned plea for players to make a stand and sit out the resumption of the season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

While Austin Rivers  made the case on Instagram that NBA players earning their salaries would be able to financially aid the cause while continuing to devote time and energy to the movement. Us coming back would put money in all of our NBA Players pockets. With this money you could help out even more people and continue to give more importantly your time and energy towards the BLM movement. Which I'm 100% on board with. Because change needs to happen and injustice has been going on too long." The Houston guard also had this to say. that the entertainment the NBA provides can give some black kids hope and prevent them from "maybe going out and getting into trouble" due to the "unfair and unequal environments a lot of African-American kids are placed in." “according to an article by Tim MacMahon on espn.com

Rivers expressed concern about the drastic financial implications of not resuming the season, including "possibly even canceling next year."according to an article by Tim MacMahon on espn.com

Rivers added that a lot of NBA players also needed their paychecks, noting that Irving had made more money than "99%" of the league.according to an article by Tim MacMahon on espn.com

Injured Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving made an impassioned plea for players to make a stand and sit out the resumption of the season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.according to an article by Tim MacMahon on espn.com

Despite not agreeing with Kyrie Irving about the season Austin Rivers did have this to say about Kyrie Irving. according to an article by Tim MacMahon on espn.com

I love Kyrie’s passion for helping the movement ,” Rivers wrote It’s admirable and aspiring . I’m with it…but not at the cost of the whole NBA and players’ careers We can do both. We can play and we can help chance the way black lives are lived. I think we have( to) but cancelling and boycotting a return doesn’t do that in my opinion Guys want to play and help change!!!!” according to an article by Tim MacMahon on espn.com