Chris Webber congratulated NBA Players in an emotional statement for leading the boycott and making a statement for the world to stand up and notice.
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The NBA Boycott led by the players came as a surprise to a large section of NBA fans. However, with the recent Jacob Blake shooting and all the other countless acts of racial injustice in the country, it seems as if it was only a matter of time.
‘Black Lives Matter’ painted on the court, social justice messages, every press conference ridden with messages to curb racism; the NBA had already given the players a platform to spread awareness about police brutality and injustice.
However, when news of the Jacob Blake shooting came through, every individual inside the Bubble felt that something greater had to be done.
And thus the players, as one solid unit, took the decision of boycotting games, so as to garner the attention of people at large.
Chris Webber salutes NBA players for the boycott
An emotional Chris Webber had a lot to say on ‘Inside NBA’ tonight, as he addressed the boycott and commended the players for such a unified drastic step.
He emphasised on not knowing the next steps, but just cherishing that the current step had shaken the country and that was enough to get things started.
The players needed to do something to channelise everyone’s attention towards racial injustice in the country and they had succeeded in it to an extent tonight.
“I wanted to have a voice in this because I feel like we only have the same couple voices talking during these times, so it’s very important for me to come over here. I keep hearing the question, “What’s next? What’s next?” Well, you’ve got to plan what’s next. You have to figure out what’s next.” Webber said.
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“I’m very proud of the players. I don’t know the next steps. I don’t really care what the next steps are because the first steps are to garner attention, and they have everybody’s attention around the world right now. Then leadership and others will get together and decide the next steps. We know it won’t end tomorrow. We know that there’s been a million marches and nothing will change tomorrow.” he emotionally added.
NBA players starting a revolution
He feels the players are starting something for the next generation, something for people to take over from, something that will linger on and bring about change sooner than later.
And with the NBA players being professionally and emotionally invested in this, Webber feels they will be able to accomplish something that has never been seen before.
“Don’t listen to these people telling you don’t do anything because it’s not going to end right away. You are starting something for the next generation and the next generation to take over. Do you have to be smart? Yes. Do you have to make sure you have a plan? Yes. Do you have to be articulate about that plan? Yes. All of those things, but that’s what you’re going to do.
“They’re professionals, they know how to be the best of themselves. So I applaud it. I applaud it because it’s the young people, the young people leading the way. And I applaud them.” Webber exclaimed.
![Jason Williams and Chris Webber have always been known to indulge in strange antics with each other, which was raised by Comedian Andrew Schulz, on his show, Flagrant. Appearing on the show, Jason Williams was asked whether he was involved "in a drive-by paintball shooting of Chris Webber's house in Sacramento". The White Chocolate burst into laughter and "plead the fifth". Williams confessed that maybe "his house caught some bullets along the way". However, to everyone's surprise, he told the comedian that "he [Chris Webber] was probably with me in some them drivebys." Adding to this, Williams also shared a hilarious story of a similar driveby with Webber, where the latter's shoe fell off but he had to somehow get it back. "We were doing that one time..we couldn't get in the gate or something so we decided we're going to go down and do our thing at the security guard at night, right, so we got two little scooters we are riding on these scooters and we dropped them in the dark and we are walking through the woods and whatever, we go the paintballs, we got the rocks, boom boom and we take off and left the scooters. But C Web's shoe falls off. And we got back and I was like 'Bro, where is your shoe?'" The story left everyone in the panel in splits as Williams made the 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee go all the way back to fetch his shoe because living in an all-white community, Webber was probably the only one with that size of shoe. However, on a serious note, the 2006 NBA champion confessed that it was one of the most fun times he had with his former teammate. He added that "it was a blessing in disguise" because they had to play a lot of games in different locations. It is obviously heartwarming to see such a chemistry between the legendary duo of Sacramento Kings. Jason Williams once had to travel in the undercarriage of the team bus Rookie hazing has been a part of teams in the NBA, where the veterans on the team try to build chemistry with young players in their own ways like alotting chores. Chris Webber once narrated one such incident where the rookie Jason Williams hid in the undercarriage of the team bus to avoid it. Upon reaching the hotel, the team noticed that Williams was missing. After searching for some time, the team looked under the bus and there was the 1998 draftee. When Webber asked him the reason, White Chocolate responded, "I don't wanna ride with y'all bi*ches up here." Even though it is a fun tradition among teammates to get to know each other, it did take a toll on the one-time All-Star. However, it was not long after this, the two developed good team ability to make some amazing plays together.](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2023/11/7f3ad985-nba-2023-11-08t231816.707.jpg?format=auto&w=384&q=75)
