CHARLOTTE, N.C. – This year's NBA playoffs are anything but traditional.

COVID-19 has forced players into a bubble or isolation zone in Florida.

But on Wednesday, things became even more unrecognizable.

Games were postponed after players refused to take the court. They stood against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

“Everyone around basketball and the sport realizes this is a time we need to come together as a country and make change,” former NBA player Jeff McInnis says.

McInnis played for UNC and spent many years in the the NBA. He's now the head coach at Combine Academy in Lincolnton.

“I'm more than a basketball coach. I'm a mentor for these kids, and I think me and a lot of guys have to start preaching,” McInnis says.

He's not the only one who thinks that.

Davidson College's football team announced Thursday the creation of PACE, which is an organization focused on stopping systemic racism.

“It starts to make sure that our team is modeling and being the leaders right here where we are on what we believe a community should look like without racism,” Davidson football coach Scott Abell says.

Abell says the team started brainstorming the idea months ago. He says it will focus on working with the community to make a difference.

McInnis says athletes are front and center and speaking out is essential.

“I just think those guys gotta keep doing it. They're the most visible guys and women in the world. Basketball players. Politicians too. It's all the same, we all got to do the same stuff, it's all about change. White, black, green, no matter the color. It's all about the people,” McInnis says.