Posted on 08/25/2020 9:38:54 PM PDT by CraigDanforth
When the NBA restarted in Orlando in the midst of the surging social justice movement, there was some concern among players that the games could become a distraction and stall the momentum of the initiative. Players have worked to keep the movement in the forefront, from kneeling during the national anthem to dedicating large segments of their media sessions to raising awareness.
But some are unsure if that is enough. In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin, Raptors players said they held a team meeting Tuesday in which they discussed how to take further action, including the possibility of boycotting their conference semifinals series against the Celtics.
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Brown, who led a peaceful protest in Georgia before the NBA’s restart, was visibly upset Tuesday as he spoke about his sadness and frustration following this latest shooting.
“Are we not human beings?” he asked. “Is Jacob Blake not a human being? I don’t care if he did something 10 years ago, 10 days ago, or 10 minutes ago. If he served his sentence and he was released back into society, he still deserves to be treated like a human and does not deserve to be shot in the back seven times with the intent to kill. His kids will never unsee that. His family will never unsee that. And frankly, I will never unsee it.”
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It’s best to follow the Lori Lighthead model and just let ferals be ferals.
Anyone that still watches sports supports the far left.
My thoughts also.
Totally makes sense, since Toronto and Boston are so close to Kenosha.
Good. Cancel the whole playoffs / season / league while you’re at it, please.
You’re here from 2017??
You’re a sensitive little girl snowflake, aren’t ya? :)
Are you crying?
Basketball, baseball, and football are just sidelines for the self-appointed crusaders of justice.
They’re all for Cancel Culture now, but just wait until it reaches their salary. Then, they might begin to learn the concept of cause and effect.
I don’t care if I registered 3 seconds ago. That comment is BS. But, don’t take my word for it. I have alerted the Admin Mods. Let’s see what they have to say about you and your comment.
Really sick of all this crap. Okay the guy got shot BUT all we have seen is a cell phone snippet .. People just need to knock it off and wait until there is an investigation.
I might get flamed for this but I could care less about that thug if he lives or dies. All these sports stars, (LeBron James does not care about this guy),celebrities and politicians do you really think they care about this thug they don’t they are just not honest about it. All of these thugs that are getting hurt is mostly because of something they are doing or not doing like listening to police when they tell you to stop you need to stop.
People like these thugs have no place in a civilized society because they act like animals and they cause damage everywhere they go.
Sorry but that’s what I think.
Agree. It makes the forum look like it accepts overt racism.
“Agree. It makes the forum look like it accepts overt racism”.
Thank you. Exactly. The last thing this forum needs is for this comment to be used as a means to smear it and all of us.
Not one more Dime!
Well, now what has the shooting of a thug have to do with playing ball? Sounds more like they don’t want to get their a$$es whupped.
ROFL!! You’re too funny!!
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