NBA is poised to resume playoffs—Here's what may be next
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Thursday, 27 August 2020 17:07
CNBC's Kelly Evans on the National Basketball Association plan to move forward with its playoffs and the inclusion of more social justice issues. She discusses with CNBC.com sports business reporter Jabari Young and CNBC's Eric Chemi. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday will be postponed as players protest the shooting Sunday of Jacob Blake, the league announced. The games will be rescheduled.
“The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – Bucks vs. Magic, Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers – have been postponed. Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled,” the league said in a statement.
Blake, a Black man, was shot multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The incident has sparked protests in Kenosha throughout the week. Blake is reportedly paralyzed from the waist down.
The NBA protest started when players from the Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks did not take the court when their playoff game was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The NBA announced it would postpone all games on Wednesday following reports that the other teams scheduled to play planned to boycott their games as well.
Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry told CNBC: “I fully support what the team is doing and I am going to do whatever I can to help them get their message out to try and bring about change.”
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