Quin Snyder: Comments at Donovan Mitchell 'Abominable' After Social Justice Push

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder supported star player Donovan Mitchell for being outspoken in his activism on social media in recent weeks.

"I'm extremely proud of Donovan, that he's articulating, even in the form of the post," Snyder said, per the Associated Press' Tim Reynolds. "Obviously that's a form of expression, something that he feels is important personally and important to our society, and generally speaking at large. There were a lot of positive comments surrounding Donovan's post."

Snyder added that he also saw some comments that were "abominable."

People across the country have been protesting and demonstrating to demand change addressing systemic racism, social inequality and police brutality in the wake of the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, to name a few.

Mitchell was featured in a video that drew attention to Taylor and Floyd and said he was "calling our white counterparts to use their voices and talk about real change."

To celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday honoring the date (June 19, 1865) when the last remaining slaves were informed of their freedom laid out in the Emancipation Proclamation, Mitchell posted a photo on Instagram that said "'Free-ish' since 1865."

The Salt Lake Tribune's Eric Walden noted some of the negative comments Mitchell received on the social media platform.

In general, the 2020 All-Star has expressed his frustration with the present climate:

The NBA is planning to resume the 2019-20 season on July 31 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Mitchell was on a call in which some players "spoke up about not supporting resumed season due to nationwide unrest from social injustice/racism." Mitchell responded to the report by tweeting, "Stop it......"

The NBA announced Wednesday it had met with the National Basketball Players Association "to address the game's role in facilitating solutions to the persistent inequities plaguing the Black community" ahead of the upcoming restart.

Mitchell, who is the player rep for the Jazz, was among those who attended the meeting.