The NBA and the NBPLA are planning to allow players to add personalized social justice, social cause or charity messages to replace their names on the back of their jerseys for the rest of the games this season, NBPA President Chris Paul told The Undefeated on Saturday.

"We're just trying to continue to shed light on the different social justice issues that guys around our league continue to talk about day in and day out. People are saying that social justice will be off of everybody's mind in Orlando. With these jerseys, it doesn't go away," said Paul.

Many NBA players have taken part in nationwide protests against violent police arrests and racism in the U.S. triggered by the death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor on March 13 in Louisville, Kentucky. J.R. Smith, Malcolm Brogdon, Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan and others have attended the rallies.

Slogans like "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" are expected to appear on many jersey backs.

Paul said he spoke to a lot of players, including those who are not African Americans and everyone supports the idea. He stressed that no one is forcing anyone to act on it.

"The guys I talked to were definitely excited. The reason I'm passionate and excited about it is that it gives a voice to the voiceless. It also gives guys a chance to shine a light on something they are passionate about. Otherwise, they may not have been given a chance to express themselves," said Paul.

Paul has taken part in Los Angeles protests and has taken to social media to weigh in on police brutality and social injustice. He said the NBPA will reach out to the families of Floyd, Taylor and others whose deaths led to the nationwide movement for their consent to use the names of the deceased.