- Wednesday’s games were cancelled over shooting of Jacob Blake
- Meeting was held on Thursday morning over fate of season
The NBA has apparently moved back from the brink after speculation had mounted that players would boycott the season over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Reports that the season would end prematurely first began to emerge on Wednesday night after the Milwaukee Bucks, arguably the best team in the NBA, boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic in protest at the shooting of Blake. Blake, who is black, was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer on Sunday, apparently in front of his children. His family say Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down. The shooting occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 40 miles from Milwaukee. The town has since seen demonstrations, which turned deadly when two protesters were shot dead. A 17-year-old has been charged with murder over the killings.
Written by Tom Lutz in New York
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/27/nba-season-boycott-lakers-clippers-jacob-blake under the title “NBA players move back from brink and reportedly decide to continue season”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
