the nba doesn t want its fans in the stands on election day. it wants them at the polls. the league choosing not to hold any games on november 8th, saying in a statement that it wants to focus on promoting nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections. joining us now is todd jacobson, in charge of social responsibility for the nba globally as well. tell us about the decision to do this. how did this come to be? we re continuing to build on our momentum here. we re committed to a sustainable approach to civic engagement. this was next step coming off record-setting people going to the polls in 2020. we use a lot of our facilities to make sure people can vote and be in a safe manner. this was next logical step for us to continue to make sure we can boost participation, encourage engagement and raise awareness about a plan to vote, registering and volunteering and getting out and making sure you re part of the process.
going to continue to do so. you re careful about you re careful about it, i will say. noted. so in terms of civic engagement, though, is there a difference in the league s eyes between, say, a steph curry who speaks out about brittney griner, who decides he s going to use his voice for that, talks about her wrongful detention, an ennis kanter talk out about china human rights violations. i think it is about quality, respect and freedom of reflection. this platform is about that. at its very core, when you come back to it, voting is how you share your voice. and it is really important to do so and we want to be supportive and empower those to do that and that includes members of our nba family. todd, we appreciate you being here as we look as you do towards election day. and i guess you ll get a day
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