The Celtics will be in action this weekend to open their second-round series against the Raptors, according to a report.
Getty Jaylen Brown, Celtics. The Celtics were supposed to open their second-round NBA playoff series against the Raptors on Thursday, plans that were interrupted by the player boycott of games Wednesday to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Instead, according to the Boston Globe, the Celtics’ season will pick back up on Sunday. NBA games, according to the report, will come back into action on Saturday as players and owners meet to discuss more ways to emphasize the cause of social justice in the league and in the communities in which the league’s teams play. Have been told NBA games will resume Saturday. Game 1 of #Celtics–#Raptors is SUNDAY. gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) August 27, 2020 ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski indicated that the specifics of the resumption have not been finalized, but he tweeted that there was an “expectation” that games would get back underway on Saturday. There is still a discussion ongoing among players about the timing of a playoff resumption — with an expectation that a Saturday return of games will be finalized later today, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020 The NBA is attempting to resume the season, which was interrupted in March because of the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Celtics are the Eastern Conference’s No.3 seed and swept Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs. This marks the further development of the stunning turn of events over the last 24 hours, which began with the Milwaukee Bucks, who were scheduled to play Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Magic in Orlando, boycott their game.
