ORLANDO, FLORIDA (FIELD LEVEL MEDIA REUTERS) - Chris Paul said he is tired, just simply tired of the same type of situation occurring over and over when it comes to social-justice issues in America.

The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard is hoping the player protests that shut down NBA games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will have an impact.

The boycott occurred after Sunday's shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, located about 65km south of Milwaukee.

"Right now, what we're doing in our league is huge," Paul said on Friday, during media availability shortly after the NBA announced it will resume play on Saturday.

"For the young guys in our league to get a chance to see how guys are really coming together... because guys are tired.

"When I say tired, we're not physically tired. We're just tired of seeing the same things over and over again."

Paul said he spoke to the father of Blake and it hit home with him on a deeper level.

"He went to Winston-Salem State, was a graduate, and was in my hometown of Winston-Salem (North Carolina) for a while," Paul said.

"It's emotional, especially when you're a black man... We're all tired of seeing the same thing over and over and everybody expects us to be OK because we get paid great money. You know, we're human. We have real feelings and I'm glad we got the chance to get in a room together to talk with one another and not just cross paths and say 'Good luck in your game today.'"

The Thunder will return to the court on Saturday when they face the Houston Rockets. Also rescheduled for Saturday are these two games: The Milwaukee Bucks versus Orlando Magic, and the Portland Trail Blazers against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sunday's schedule lines up this way: Boston Celtics versus Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Clippers against Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets versus Utah Jazz.

Meanwhile, the 35-year-old Paul is finding that being in the "bubble" near Orlando isn't the best scenario when something like the shooting of Blake occurs. He said he knows his kids have heard about the seven shots that were fired and that Blake is currently paralysed from the waist down.

"I tell you, for me, it's tough for the simple fact because when things like this happen, I like to talk to my kids about it," Paul said. "I'm a long way from my kids and I can't explain to them why this video is going all over the Internet."

Thunder coach Billy Donovan saw Paul's leadership in action in recent days as the possibility of the season being halted was real.

He watched the interaction between all the players, coaches and league officials and was impressed.

"The involvement I've had to be part of some of these meetings as it relates to social justice and the platform that is here inside this bubble, I think is moving in an incredibly positive direction for change that is necessary," Donovan said.

Reaching the conclusion to continue the season wasn't an easy process.

Emotions were high and terse exchanges didn't only occur among players.

Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley reportedly had a tense confrontation with National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts, according to a report by Yahoo Sports.

Roberts reportedly was informing players of the financial ramifications if the playoffs were cancelled when Beverley interrupted. He took issue with Roberts' logic and stated a differing opinion.

Eventually, Roberts asked if she could continue with the presentation and Beverley reportedly shot back, "No, I pay your salary."

According to the report, Paul, who is the NBPA president, and Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem intervened to calm the tensions.

Beverley addressed the situation in an availability session on Friday.

"We had a very interesting conversation," Beverley said. "... The (Players Association) is like a family. You don't always agree with your family members and that's OK. You communicate about it and you try to make it better.

Whatever the dialogue is and whatever you guys think it is, we made things better yesterday, meeting with the owners, and that's what most important."

The Bucks began the league shutdown when they declined to take the court for Wednesday's contest against the Magic.