By Matt Young, Houston Chronicle
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7:06 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 26, 2020
PICTURES: A take a look at the Rockets loss to the Thunder in Game 4
Rockets, Thunder video game aborted amid player protests.
Players from the Houston Rockets take a knee during the nationwide anthem prior to Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo by means of AP).
THE FIRST BOYCOTT: Milwaukee Bucks choose to remain playoff game Wednesday afternoon.
” Thats scary … to be having that sensation maturing in this world today. Theres nothing being done. They still have actually refrained from doing anything about (Breonna Taylor) and the polices that eliminated her. Weve been advocates about this for the longest. Its just people are not taking initiative, theyre not taking the approach they should.”.
Rockets and Thunder players currently were in conversations about boycotting the game, as were the Blazers and Lakers, when the NBA and NBA Players Association agreed to postpone the whole days schedule.
On Tuesday, Rockets forward Robert Covington expressed anguish that the players are unable to impact modification from inside the NBA bubble.
” We are doing all this to truly bring about awareness and its not excessive thats been done,” Covington stated. “Every day we fear going outside that loved ones, you never ever understand that you might get a call that someone thats close to you might not make it to see the next day.
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Photo: Kevin C. Cox, Associated Press.
Bucks safeguard George Hill told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated that they werent playing since “were tired of the killings and the injustice.” Nuggets safeguard Jamal Murray, whose team is set up to play allure on Thursday, tweeted: “WE DEMAND JUSTICE!!!” The Lakers LeBron James, who is supposed to play the Blazers on Wednesday night, tweeted: “F– this, guy. We require change. Tired of it.”.
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NBA television had video of a handful of Thunder gamers doing some early shooting on the court about 2 hours before the game when a Thunder player began the court to speak to them, then they all left the court together. NBATV also had video of the Rockets Russell Westbrook and the Thunders Chris Paul leaving what seemed a meeting in between the teams 2 leaders.
Blake, a Black guy, was shot seven times in the back by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisc., about 40 miles south of Milwaukee, as he tried to enter his car where his three children were inside.
PHOTOS: A look at the Rockets loss to the Thunder in Game 4.
Nuggets secure Jamal Murray, whose team is scheduled to play the Jazz on Thursday, tweeted: “WE DEMAND JUSTICE!!!” The Lakers LeBron James, who is supposed to play the Blazers on Wednesday night, tweeted: “F– this, guy. We demand modification.” Thats scary … to be having that feeling growing up in this world right now. They still have not done anything about (Breonna Taylor) and the cops that killed her. Its simply individuals are not taking effort, theyre not taking the approach they should.”.
Picture: Kevin C. Cox, Associated Press.
IMAGES: A take a look at the Rockets loss to the Thunder in Game 4.
The Athletics Shams Charania reported that “NBA players have actually called for a meeting tonight in Orlando to figure out next steps.”.
Players from the Houston Rockets take a knee throughout the nationwide anthem prior to Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the.
Picture: Kevin C. Cox, Associated Press.
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” The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association today revealed that due to the Milwaukee Bucks choice to not take the flooring today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, todays 3 video games– Bucks vs. Magic, Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers– have actually been held off. Video game 5 of each series will be rescheduled,” a statement from the NBA read.
Gamers from the Houston Rockets take a knee during the nationwide anthem before Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo by means of AP).
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Quickly, after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, the Rockets-Thunder and Lakers-Blazers games likewise were cancelled.
PICTURES: An appearance at the Rockets loss to the Thunder in Game 4.
Gamers from the Houston Rockets take a knee throughout the national anthem before Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series versus the.
