The debate whether or not it would be more powerful for NBA players to not play in the upcoming season -- avoiding potentially taking the attention away from the conversations regarding social justice issues -- or to use the televised events as another platform had become a major issue.
The league is evidently doing its best to make it clear playing will be the best avenue for furthering the topic.
All games will be played in the league's "bubble" at Disney's World's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, with the NBA having drawn up a 113-page health and safety protocol designed to keep the players safe during the current pandemic.