LeBron James, Chris Paul received advice from Barack Obama during stalemate

That's why your vote is @morethanavote ✊🏾 #BlackLivesMatterBy Friday, once players had agreed to resume the season and a call between players and owners had occurred to iron out what further efforts could be committed to, the NBA and NBPA announced three initiatives born of the boycott: the formation of a social justice coalition; a commitment from every city where the league has a franchise to convert team facilities into mass-voting locations; and a creation of public service announcements, to be aired by the league's network partners during every playoff game, aimed at promoting civic engagement in local and national elections and raising awareness about voter access and opportunity."It took a minute, but everyone got organized and locked in on how to make this matter," a source familiar with the players' process told ESPN.Green said Lakers guard JR Smith reminded his teammates to register to vote before they took the court for practice Friday."JR was like, 'Is everybody here registered? "We were like, 'Yeah, we got everything in place for our team.' [Now we need to] make sure every team gets in line and make sure they put it out to their players and get them registered to their respective cities."James' More Than a Vote organization issued a statement shortly after the league announced its three-pronged plan to effect change once games returned."We stand ready to support the NBPA's and NBA's effort to convert every NBA arena possible into [a] polling location for this fall's election.