Posted on 08/26/2020 4:41:20 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
NBA teams are boycotting their playoff games to protest the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who is black. Black Lives Matter protests have surged across the US once more this week in response to Kenosha, Wisconsin, police paralyzing Blake by shooting him in the back seven times on Sunday.
The boycotts began with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in their game with Orlando Magic.
"Some things are bigger than basketball. The stand taken today by the players and org shows that we're fed up," Bucks Senior Vice President Alex Lasry, who is the son of Bucks owner Marc Lasry, tweeted after news of the boycott began to spread. "Enough is enough. Change needs to happen. I'm incredibly proud of our guys and we stand 100% behind our players ready to assist and bring about real change."
The Bucks boycott was followed by tweets from several high-profile NBA stars, with the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, Denver Nuggets' Jamaal Murray and Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell demanding change and justice.
The Bucks players are staying in the locker room trying to reach Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, reports The Athletic and Stadium's Shams Charania. Magic responded saying it stands with the Bucks and with all NBA players and the league "in condemning bigotry, racial injustice and the unwarranted use of violence by police against people of color."
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NBA is full of pussies? who knew. what would wilt chamberlain say?
I haven’t watched more than three minutes of an NBA game for at least five years. They can cancel the whole playoffs as far as I’m concerned.
Moronic and funny.
Let’s start a meme: “They should resign in protest, or they are racists!”
No loss. Nobody is watching anyways. Can’t wait until they bankrupt and all those prima donna’s are on the street spendingthe last of their money on drugs and whores.
Good. I don’t watch basketball. I don’t care.
OH NOES where will I get my daily fix of America is evil and China freakin rocks I guess this means I gotta watch CNN/sarc
Real reason they skipped the games: to watch the convention ....lol.
“”””Lot of tall people applying for jobs at McDonalds soon.””
Maybe they can identify as chicks and play for the WNBA.
I honestly had no idea the playoffs were on, until they threw a tantrum and refused to play.
Just abolish the NBA! That’ll show ‘em!
Is there a link?
There should be two leagues...a league for players that want to play, and a league for those players who don’t.
I can’t imagine why anyone bothers to watch a bunch of “millionaires with attitude” bouncing a little ball around.
Geeze, making sure the little guy can’t make a living supporting your game
Win win.
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