Posted on 08/25/2020 9:38:54 PM PDT by CraigDanforth
When the NBA restarted in Orlando in the midst of the surging social justice movement, there was some concern among players that the games could become a distraction and stall the momentum of the initiative. Players have worked to keep the movement in the forefront, from kneeling during the national anthem to dedicating large segments of their media sessions to raising awareness.
But some are unsure if that is enough. In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin, Raptors players said they held a team meeting Tuesday in which they discussed how to take further action, including the possibility of boycotting their conference semifinals series against the Celtics.
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Brown, who led a peaceful protest in Georgia before the NBAs restart, was visibly upset Tuesday as he spoke about his sadness and frustration following this latest shooting.
Are we not human beings? he asked. Is Jacob Blake not a human being? I dont care if he did something 10 years ago, 10 days ago, or 10 minutes ago. If he served his sentence and he was released back into society, he still deserves to be treated like a human and does not deserve to be shot in the back seven times with the intent to kill. His kids will never unsee that. His family will never unsee that. And frankly, I will never unsee it.
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That would save them from a humiliating loss to Boston.
There was this one year...1986....
Too many licks to the head
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