As Wednesday night's festivities began, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade opened the show by speaking on the recent police shootings. Together they urged their fellow athletes to be active socially.

The Lynx protest also comes days after NBA star Carmelo Anthony urged more athletes to cement their role in the fight for justice.

The New York Knicks star also took out a full page ad in the "New York Daily News," asking players to worry less about endorsement deals and more about demanding change.

Melo challenged his fellow athletes to do whatever they can and help come up with a solution to the madness.

Carmelo Anthony turned 32 years old over the weekend and celebrated like a true New Yorker should: with the Empire State as his playground.

The Knicks are about to hire their fifth coach in four years. Yikes. The lucky man is Jeff Hornacek and on Thursday (May 19), he entered into…