Sports Sen. Josh Hawley calls on NBA to put ‘Support Troops’ and ‘Back the Blue’ on jerseys July 10, 2020 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Sen. Josh Hawley calls on NBA to put ‘Support Troops’ and ‘Back the Blue’ on jerseys Sen. Josh Hawley wrote letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver calling on league to support police, U.S. military and Hong Kong protesters on jerseys.