PHOTO: Blazers' Batum dons 'Je suis Charlie' shirt

More than any other group of athletes over the past year, NBA players have made it known - usually through pregame attire - that they're engaged with the world around them. 

Portland Trail Blazers small forward Nicolas Batum, a native of France, wore a "Je suis Charlie" T-shirt during pregame warmups before the Blazers faced the Miami Heat on Thursday. 

The slogan, which translates to "I am Charlie," is a nod to the victims of Wednesday's mass murder of 12 people following an attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.