From JLew1050: Raptors, Celtics at forefront of historic NBA boycotts. MORE:
It’s a place that has helped some of them heal from personal tragedy or hardship, a place where many feel at home and know they can be their best selves, where they’re able to tune out the noise or escape from the outside world, when and if they choose.
Leading 3-1 in their first-round series with the Orlando Magic, the Bucks opted to remain in their locker room and boycott Game 5 in an effort to effect change and demand justice for Blake, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the many victims of police brutality and systemic anti-Black racism. Players from both teams met at their shared hotel on the Walt Disney World Resort campus Tuesday night, as first reported by Marc Spears of ESPN’s The Undefeated and confirmed by Raptors head coach Nick Nurse.
While the NBA, its teams and players have made the fight for social justice a focus of the restart in Orlando, it’s become clear that the Black Lives Matter messaging or kneeling during the national anthems aren’t enough to influence real, meaningful change. “We know the importance of the platform that we have and we know that we have enough power to not only trickle down things on [our] teams and our owners but also on our communities,” said Celtics forward Grant Williams. “That's kind of how this world works. We have the platform [and] when we speak up, people listen. That's really what we are focused on and what we're trying to communicate to one another.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics meet to discuss boycott - TSN.caToronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says the idea of a boycott 'is on the table' after players from his team and the Boston Celtics met Tuesday night in advance of their NBA playoff series. Nurse adds he also has heard talk of a couple of his players leaving the NBA campus and going home.
Read more »
Toronto Raptors to open series vs. Boston Celtics Thursday on TSN - TSN.caThe Toronto Raptors will open their second-round series against the Boston Celtics Thursday night with coverage starting across the TSN Network and TSN Direct at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Read more »
Jaroslav Halak will start in net Game 3 for Boston Bruins - TSN.caBoston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy announced Wednesday Jaroslav Halak will start in net in Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Read more »
Jon Cooper urges Tampa Bay Lightning to push Boston Bruins' Perfection Line to the perimeter - TSN.caBoston's three-headed monster of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak combined for 11 shots, seven takeaways and had a hand in all three Bruins goals in Sunday's win, so Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper says he must turn to his special 'recipe' to control Boston's best players, Mark Masters writes.
Read more »
Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics meet to discuss boycott - TSN.caToronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says the idea of a boycott 'is on the table' after players from his team and the Boston Celtics met Tuesday night in advance of their NBA playoff series. Nurse adds he also has heard talk of a couple of his players leaving the NBA campus and going home.
Read more »
Toronto Raptors to open series vs. Boston Celtics Thursday on TSN - TSN.caThe Toronto Raptors will open their second-round series against the Boston Celtics Thursday night with coverage starting across the TSN Network and TSN Direct at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Read more »