NBA Players Have Reportedly Decided To Resume Playoffs As Soon As Friday

It’s being reported that NBA players have apparently decided to resume their playoff games as soon as this Friday following Wednesday’s boycott.

The resumption of playoff games could come as soon as Friday, but there is expected to be a return to this season by the weekend, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/A2PazNKDhy

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020

There is a meeting of NBA owners and players set for later today, sources tell @MarcJSpears and me. The discussion is expected to include plans of action moving forward on social justice issues.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020

NBA and other major league sports teams chose to boycott their games Wednesday, in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting.

Jacob Blake, a black man, was shot in the back seven times by Kenosha, Wisconsin police.  Following the outrage of this, the Milwaukee Bucks took the lead as they chose to boycott game 5 of their first round of playoff games against the Orlando Magic. Many major league teams then followed suit and as a result, three NBA playoff games, three WNBA gams, three MLB games and four MLS games were called off.

 

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TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94 _____________________________________ #TSRSports: The Milwaukee Bucks have made the decision to boycott Wednesday’s playoff game against the Orlando Magic in response to the recent shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. _____________________________________ According to @espn, George Hill said to Marc J. Spears, “We’re tired of the killings and the injustice.” _____________________________________ The team did not come on to the floor before their 4pm EST start time, which caused officials to head to their locker room, and that’s when they learned of the team’s boycott. (📹: @nbatv)

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#TSRUpdatez: All of today’s NBA games have been postponed as multiple teams have made the decision to boycott in response to the shooting of #JacobBlake!! (SWIPE)—(📸: @gettyimages)

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Former NBA player and ‘Inside the NBA’ co-host, Kenny Smith, even left the show’s set to stand in solidarity with the players. “As a black man, as a former player, I think it’s best for me to support the players and just not be here tonight,” he said.

 

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#PressPlay: #KennySmith walks off set of ‘Inside the NBA’ to stand with the players’ boycott. “As a black man, as a former player, I think it’s best for me to support the players and just not be here tonight” 🎥: @nbaontnt

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Here is a compilation of some of the teams that chose to opt out of their games Wednesday.

 

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TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94 _____________________________________ #TSRUpdatez: #TSRSports—After the #NBA players made the decision to boycott today’s playoff games, many teams across major league sports have decided to follow suit and boycott their games as well. _____________________________________ The ladies in the #WNBA have announced that tonight’s games will not be taking place, and two additional #MLB games will not be taking place as well. _____________________________________ The #AtlantaUnited and the #InterMiami also stood in solidarity on the field as they boycotted their game. Over on the tennis side of things #NaomiOsaka, announced that she will not be playing in tonight’s match. (📹: @wnba/ @espnfc)—(📸: @gettyimages)

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