NBA players gather around ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski after the suspension

NBA commissioner Adam Silver, complaining about the social justice messages NBA players are allowed to wear on the back of their jerseys, and Woj was responding to a press release Hawley’s office had sent to him." data-reactid="16">ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was reportedly suspended without paying by ESPN for saying “f — you” to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley in an email. Hawley had sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, complaining of the social justice messages that NBA players could wear on the back of their shirts and Woj was responding to a press release that Hawley’s office had sent him.

NBA players have taken up the cause." data-reactid="17">Woj apologized publicly and with his ESPN colleagues, but does not appear to have had an effect on his suspension (which ESPN has yet to confirm or comment on). So the NBA players picked up the case.

NBA players (both in the bubble and beyond) started tweeting the #FreeWoj hashtag on Twitter to support the veteran NBA reporter." data-reactid="18">After the news of Woj’s suspension Saturday night, NBA players (both in the bubble and beyond) started tweeting the hashtag #FreeWoj on Twitter to support the veteran NBA reporter.

NBA players getting settled in the Orlando bubble and taking the court for their first practices, Wojnarowski hasn’t tweeted since he posted his apology on Friday." data-reactid="29">Although NBA players settled into the Orlando bubble and took the field for their first tests, Wojnarowski hasn’t tweeted since he released his apology on Friday.