NBA Players Lead Boycott of Playoffs, Over Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
Written by Tariq on August 27, 2020
A moment in sports history took place on Wednesday in the NBA.
The Milwaukee Bucks players refused to leave the locker room to take the floor for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic.
Why?
Jacob Blake. That’s why.
Another act of police violence against a Black person, this time in their own backyard in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Soon after the Bucks’ boycott, the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder players followed suit. The NBA soon announced all three of Wednesday’s games would be postponed.
Before the night was over, the WNBA, tennis star Naomi Osaka and several baseball teams (including the Milwaukee Brewers) had joined in on what amounted to a general strike of professional sports.
Now, the season is in serious jeopardy. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers voted not to play the rest of the playoffs while the other 11 remaining teams wanted to continue. Click Here To Read More
Source: Bleacher Report
