Celtics guard Marcus Smart said Tuesday conversations about the team’s plan of action following the shooting of Jacob Blake — a 29-year-old Black …
Celtics guard Marcus Smart said Tuesday conversations about the team’s plan of action following the shooting of Jacob Blake — a 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by police in Kenosha, Wis. — are ongoing. Among the possibilities is boycotting Thursday’s Game 1. “It’s definitely something that’s in the back of our minds,” Smart said. Coach Brad Stevens said no players have expressed an intention to sit out. Since arriving in Orlando for the restart of the season, players have made a point to raise awareness about social justice issues by wearing pre-approved messages on the backs of their jerseys, kneeling during the national anthem, and using their media availabilities to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed inside her apartment by Louisville police officers.
