In early July, Carmelo Anthony made an impassioned plea urging athletes to demand change regarding police-community relations in America.
But in the eyes of the New York Knicks star, circumstances haven't improved in the three months since. In fact, they may have worsened.
"Man, it's the same thing I've been talking about the whole summer," he told reporters Monday.
"Everybody's talking about it every day. (But) nothing is changing. And it's only getting worse. It seems like it's getting worse and worse every day. Something new is happening, something old is not getting fixed. That's the state of where we at."
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As incidents of police brutality become more widespread, Anthony warns against the possibility of public desensitization toward social injustice.
"It's sad because we start to get immune to it, about hearing the same things that's happening over and over again every day," he added. "When you start getting immune to it, that's when things getting badder. And we don't want to do that."
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Anthony has suggested he won't kneel during the nation anthem in protest, a la San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but he could do something else to further get his message across.
Several NBA teams have linked arms during the anthem ahead of preseason games in a representation of unity.
The Knicks may do something similar when they open their exhibition schedule Tuesday night versus the Houston Rockets.