NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he has no issue with players wearing certain clothing as a form of protest.

Silver was in attendance on Sunday when members of the Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks made a tribute to the Thousand Oaks shooting victims by wearing black T-shirts with the words "Enough" printed on the front.

The jerseys were also worn by the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks the previous night. But Silver made a statement regarding the clothing after the Lakers' win.

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"As I've always said, our players aren't just ballplayers, they're citizens," the commissioner said, via ESPN. "They have strong feelings about what's happening in society and they react to them. I think this was something that was a groundswell within the league. It came from the players and it spread by word of mouth from one team to another.

"It obviously began here in California and other teams around the league supported them. Again, I support our players' desire to speak out on issues that are important to them and important to society."

Said T-shirts bore the names of the 12 individuals who lost their lives when a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill, a popular spot northwest of Los Angeles.

LeBron James, who has been particularly vocal on such issues, shared his thoughts, albeit not as vividly as he would have liked.

"Probably the same that went through everybody's mind: 'Not again.' Or: 'Wow. What the hell?'" he said. "Probably some more explicit terms that I won't say right here. It's just how do we clean up this.

"It all comes back to this gun situation that we have in America and gun violence. I don't want to go into that right now, but I can do it at a later point.

"We know that these people are just being able to go and buy guns and do things with them, and innocent lives are being taken at young ages. Young ages."

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The player also recalled his time growing up, a period in which he says a fistfight would have settled almost anything.

"You know, when I was younger we didn't really have to worry about gun violence too much," he added. "I mean, if you had a problem with somebody you kind of fist it out and move on. And now, it's like people are like shooting it out and don't even have a problem with somebody. They just got a problem with themselves or a problem with the situation that they're in.

"It's just very troubling times for everyone and for parents. It's just how can you be comfortable with sending your kids to school or sending them to church or sending them to the movies or sending them to the mall? Those are kind of like the great havens when I was growing up: school, church, go to the mall, go to a sporting event. That was like heaven. You know? And it's kind of scary at this point and time."

What This Means

Silver seems like he will continue to support players who feel the need to attack certain issues by engaging in such mild forms of protest. And he would be wrong to oppose them, especially if they remain professional.

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