Many NBA players have used their media sessions to call for justice for Breonna Taylor. Superstar LeBron James added his voice on Thursday. After the Los Angeles Lakers’ scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks in Orlando, Florida, James began his media session by referencing Taylor, the Black woman shot eight times and killed in her own home by police in Louisville, Kentucky serving a no-knock warrant for someone else. 
Taylor was killed March 13, two days before the NBA suspended its season. One officer involved has been fired, but none have been arrested, despite weeks of protests. “Black Lives Matter isn’t a movement,” said James, sporting some grey in his beard. “Being Black isn’t a movement. It’s a lifestyle.... This is a walk of life when you wake up and you’re Black.” 
James referenced the choking death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, which was recorded and triggered protests around the world. Those officers have been fired and charged. “Is that what we need, a video of Breonna being killed to see how bad this is?” James asked. 
Denver’s Jerami Grant was first to dedicate his interview sessions to Taylor. Dozens have followed, including Philadelphia’s Tobias Harris, who called on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to “step up and do what’s right.” 
“We want the cops arrested that committed that crime,” James said. “As one of the leaders of this league, I want her family to know and I want the state of Kentucky to know that we feel for her and we want justice. That’s what it’s all about.” 

PLAYING IT SAFE
As the season gets closer to resuming, Kemba Walker is getting closer to playing. The All-Star guard of the Boston Celtics has been dealing with a left knee injury that forced him to miss nine of the team’s last 16 games before the NBA suspended its season. It was still bothering him when the Celtics arrived in Orlando, Florida, and Walker has been held out of some practices. 
“It did get better over the break,” he said. “I was playing pickup and that’s when it started to kind of bother me. It kind of flared up on me again. I thought they (trainers) made a great choice in keeping me out of some of these practices until I was right again.” 
Walker participated fully in Thursday’s practice but will sit out Boston’s first scrimmage Friday vs Oklahoma City. He wants to be ready when the seeding games begin July 31 vs Milwaukee. 
“I felt really good, actually,” said Walker, who is not considering surgery. “It was really fun to get out there with my teammates. The knee feels good. I’m in a good place right now.” 
Walker spent eight seasons with Charlotte and never has won a playoff series. He is averaging 21.2 points and 4.9 assists for the Celtics (43-21).