The NBA Boycotts

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

• Athletes within the NBA and the WNBA refused to play on Wednesday, August 26th amid protests of the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Three playoff games were postponed after the Milwaukee Bucks initiated the protest and refused to play.
• After a series of meetings, NBA players agreed to resume playing on Thursday, August 27th.
• Yesterday, President Trump on Tuesday warned pro football and baseball players not to follow the lead of the NBA in boycotting games, tweeting: “People are tired of watching the highly political NBA. Basketball ratings are WAY down, and they won’t be coming back.”

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