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    NBA Players Put America on Notice

    They want to protect Black lives, and threatening an industry’s money and the public’s entertainment was the only option left.
    by Jemele Hill Aug 27, 2020 5 minutes
    Source: David Dow / NBAE / Getty

    Updated at 2:28 p.m. ET on August 27, 2020.

    Back in June, before the NBA began playing in its Florida bubble, the Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was passionately opposed to continuing the season. The death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer the previous month had prompted a national upheaval over racial injustice. On a conference call with more than 80 players, The Athletic reported, Irving said he didn’t feel right playing professional basketball under the circumstances, and he believed that sports would only be a distraction from pursuing equality.

    Some other players , but Irving, a six-time All Star and the NBA players’ association’s vice president, turned out to be right. Last night, the entire slate of NBA playoff games was postponed after the players refused to take the court in protest

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