Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell is upset that the NBA boxed players in by limiting what phrases they could put on the back of their jerseys for the “bubble” games.

During a conference call with Raptors reporters, Powell went off on the NBA.

“I was really disappointed in the options that were given to us,” Norman Powell said, via Sportsnet.

“I felt like the list was very cookie-cutter and doesn't really touch the topics of what we're trying to achieve. I wish there wasn't even a list. It's a topic where it's freedom of speech and you're taking your name off the back of your jersey to put something that matters to you. We shouldn't be boxed in.

“As long as it wasn't anything explicit or any cursing in your saying, you should've been able to put whatever you want on the back of your jersey because it is your last name that you're removing. It's you and it speaks to yourself.”

Powell ultimately chose to have “Black Lives Matter” on the back of his Raptors jersey. However, the swingman said he would've used “Am I Next?” if he wasn't limited by the NBA.

The biggest name in the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, said the available statement choices “didn't seriously resonate” with his goals. James, Anthony Davis and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid won't have a social justice statement on the back of their jerseys.

Powell and the Raptors have the second-best record in the East at 46-18. The defending champions will use the eight seeding games to get ready for the 2020 playoffs.

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