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The reality of Black pain is breaking American sports' status quo
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Thursday, 27 August 2020 01:03
For the last six years, the NBA has bathed in the congratulatory spirit of compromise, the model for commissioner-player communication. In ousting the racist former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, both the players and the league could claim satisfaction. The player voice was heard so powerfully that for the first time in the sport's history, it toppled an owner. They…
Lillard headed to Portland to get knee examined
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Wednesday, 26 August 2020 23:28
Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard will leave the NBA's bubble in Florida and return to Portland for further examination of his sprained right knee, the team announced Wednesday.The announcement came hours after the Trail Blazers' scheduled first-round series playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers was postponed, along with two other games scheduled Wednesday, as teams boycotted games…
Sources: NBA board, players to meet separately
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Wednesday, 26 August 2020 23:28
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The NBA's Board of Governors and the players still inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort will both meet at 11 a.m. Thursday as both sides continue to discuss how to proceed with the NBA playoffs, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews.The meetings will come after a historic day…
Wis. Lt. Gov. to Bucks: Call for action at all levels
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Wednesday, 26 August 2020 21:46
When Milwaukee Bucks players were able to speak to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Wednesday, they had one main goal."They just wanted to know what they could do," Barnes told ESPN. "They were very interested in a call to action. They wanted something tangible that they could do in the short and long term.…
Players across the NBA and sports offer support for the Bucks' boycott
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Wednesday, 26 August 2020 21:22
The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The NBA announced shortly after that all of Wednesday's playoff games -- including Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder and Game 5 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers -- had…
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