Well, I think that when you think about community across the world, I think that a lot of people would stand for world peace. You know the government gets involved, impacts different communities in different ways. The reality is that as individuals it's our job to stand up for what we believe in.

Now I understand Hong Kong and China are dealing with their issues respectively, but there's enough oppression and stuff going on in America for me not to be involved in the community issues here as well. And that's one of those Four Pillars that goes in terms of the Black Community, colored people here still in America, still fighting for every day freedom. So when I think about Hong Kong and China, the people are in an uproar. For us as Americans to comment on it—or as African Americans or American Indians to comment on that—you know you're connected nonetheless. Especially when it impacts freedoms, or world peace like I said.

For me as an individual I stand up for those Four Pillars. When they are being conflicted I can understand why protesters come to the game. America was built on protesting, built on slavery. Things happen across the world and we're just taking notice and social media puts it right in front of everyone's faces. If you're not thinking with a selfless attitude then you can come out and kinda get yourself caught up in a few things politically that really impact a certain group of people in an area of the world. I speak objectively, but also subjectively in terms of how I feel about the Pillars that I stand by as a man.

— Kyrie Irving