President Donald Trump says politically inspired protests by NBA players will ruin the sport.
On Wednesday, NBA playoff games were postponed as players from the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, …
President Donald Trump says politically inspired protests by NBA players will ruin the sport. On Wednesday, NBA playoff games were postponed as players from the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trail Blazers chose not to play in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The NBA announced that playoffs would resume on Saturday, August 29, but the league will continue efforts to help shine a light on things like racial injustice, criminal just reform, police reform, and limited voting access. When asked on Friday about actions the league and players in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting by police, Trump said the political statements will „destroy basketball.
