ENOUGH: Bucks, Clippers pay tribute to Thousand Oaks shooting victims, decry gun violence
Before Saturday’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers, there was a moment of silence to remember the victims of the recent bar shootings in Thousand Oaks.
Both teams wore black T-shirts with “Enough” on the front and the names of the 12 people shot to death on the back.
ENOUGH. pic.twitter.com/YPgZKXXZnN
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 10, 2018
“Guys like us, we have such a huge platform and such a huge voice I think it’s important for organizations as a whole to show support, show love,” Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon said.
“There can only be so many prayers and thoughts that can go out,” Clippers forward Tobias Harris said. “Action has to be taken.”
A moment of silence for the 12 people who lost their lives in the Thousand Oaks shooting earlier this week.
Today’s warmup shirts pay tribute to them. pic.twitter.com/W6PGivUhcH
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 10, 2018
Hours before the game, Clippers coach Doc Rivers spoke out about the tragedy.
“It’s just sad, it really is. It’s sad,” Rivers said. “The gun violence, I just don’t know at what point – you can go see a video with JFK talking and he’s talking about my thoughts and prayers are with the families. JFK! When you think about that and think how long ago that was and we’re still saying – the politicians have it on pre-dial now – they say the same thing and we don’t do anything. I like that we voted, it was a big outcome. I think in two years, we got to do it even more.
“I think that’s important to send messages and get things done. I think that’s the only way we can make change right now. But it’s sad. Mental illness is sad, but gun control is sadder.
“And this whole thing about ‘I guess it wasn’t a terrorist attack’ just infuriates me because if that was your child, I bet they think it was a terrorist attack. The guns are the terrorists. Until we understand that, we’re going to keep having terrorist attacks. And it’s sad.”
