NEW YORK - Scurrying through the halls at the NBA’s office in Olympic Tower, James Cadogan totes a freshly-packed black leather bag in preparation for a full day of meetings.Įvery few minutes, he stares down at his watch.īut as the NBA’s executive director of its Social Justice Coalition, Cadogan knows and intimately understands it oftentimes takes eons to trigger even the slightest hint of movement on the issues he’s tackling. ‘Black Lives Matter’ is seen painted on the courts during the 2020 restart season in Orlando.