The NBA will paint "Black Lives Matter" on all three courts it will use when it resumes the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, according to ESPN's Zach Lowe and Ramona Shelburne.

The phrase reportedly would be featured inside both sidelines. Lowe and Shelburne reported the WNBA is also considering a similar nod to the "Black Lives Matter" movement when it opens its 2020 season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. 

Oklahoma City Thunder star Chris Paul, who's also the president of the National Basketball Players Association, told The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears the union was working with the league to have players wear "personalized social justice, social cause or charity messages" on the backs of their jerseys.

Las Vegas Aces star Angel McCoughtry first brought up the idea, sharing a photo of her No. 35 jersey with "Breonna Taylor" featured on the back.

Louisville police shot and killed Taylor in her apartment on March 13 while conducting a search warrant. Officers said they knocked on Taylor's door prior to entering, but her family has disputed that narrative in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Lowe and Shelburne reported WNBA players have also proposed wearing shooting shirts bearing the slogan "Say Her Name," alluding to Taylor and other women who were the victims of police brutality.

The killings of Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery helped spark ongoing protests nationwide. Demonstrators have demanded meaningful reforms addressing police brutality, systemic racism and racial inequality.

The NBA announced June 4 its Board of Governors approved a plan to restart the current season in Orlando. However, some players questioned whether the restart might divert attention away from the movement for racial justice.

ESPN's Malika Andrews and Adrian Wojnarowski spoke with Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley, who said he and a coalition of players wanted to see the NBA lay out more concrete steps to increase the level of diversity in coaching and front-office ranks. Another focus was having the league set up official partnerships with Black-owned businesses and vendors.

The NBA subsequently issued a statement on June 24 to say a number of parties around the league met to discuss how to address social justice initiatives:

"The group that met yesterday agreed in principle that the goal of the season restart in Orlando will be to take collective action to combat systemic racism and promote social justice.  Conversations also covered strategies to increase Black representation across the NBA and its teams, ensure greater inclusion of Black-owned and operated businesses across NBA business activities, and form an NBA foundation to expand educational and economic development opportunities across the Black community."

The NBA season will return July 30 with a pair of games. The Utah Jazz will open against the New Orleans Pelicans, followed by a clash between the Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.