Posted on 04/18/2021 2:02:13 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The NBA has instructed teams to be vigilant about the impact of a potential verdict this week in the Derek Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, including the possibility of game postponements, sources told ESPN.
The looming specter of possible protests, civil unrest and team reactions in the aftermath of a verdict has the league office preparing for the prospect that a night or two of league games could be postponed this week, sources said.
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the case against Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who faces charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death after he held his knee on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes in May 2020. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets postponed a game last week after the police shooting of an unarmed Black man, Daunte Wright, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.
The Timberwolves started a four-game, seven-day Western Conference road trip on Sunday in Los Angeles.
The NBA and WNBA postponed a full slate of playoff games after another Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the NBA's restart in Orlando, Florida, in August 2020. The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted a playoff game against the Orlando Magic, triggering a full stoppage of league games for three days.
(Excerpt) Read more at espn.com ...
Foot Locker being near the top of the list.
just another excuse to show their anger because they are just miserable people. It has nothing to do with the verdict. It’s all about showing out.
I watched the OJ verdict in a hotel/restaurant lounge area and when the Not Guilty verdict was read the reparations-seekers in the crowd (all well-dressed professionals) cheered wildly. So there will be cheering or rioting or both.
I suspect that there may be some looting in my town. Perhaps the western wear place or the tractor supply store.
Fair weather looters
That used to be known as a Heckler’s Veto, something with no legal basis, that was meant to be quickly disregarded.
Is the NBA encouraging the playas to burn down the arenas?
Maybe they should just cancel the season and see if anyone notices.
So they can join the riots?
They’ve done as much as anyone to gin all this crap up so it’s striking in its lack of self awareness.
Why? Nobody watches the NBA.
Guilty, Innocent or Hung Jury will result in the same things.
We haven’t had riots here in north FL. Too many guns to make it worthwhile. In my county, out of a gathering of a hundred people, there will be eleven CCW.
I will make sure not to visit the big Democratic controlled cities that I never visit...
(I do feel bad for local urban retailers—they really need to move their inventory out of the big cities if they have not done so already.)
More guns - less crime... CCW in Florida proved that decades ago.
If you defund the NBA that would also defund the WNBA—and that would be sexist!
;-)
Drrrr, look at me. I got a rubber ball.
What kind of threats is she making to the NBA ?
I meant from the likes of Waters and the nba and other dems and woke corps
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.