Players in the National Basketball Association have reportedly agreed to continue the playoffs.
According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the players will resume play, but "want to find a new and improved way to make social justice statements."
Sources: NBA players in meeting today agreed to continue playing this postseason — but want to find new and improved ways to make social justice statements. Players expect games to resume this weekend.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2020
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Thursday's playoffs games will be postponed.
Today's three playoff games will be postponed, source tells ESPN. Discussion underway on when teams will resume play. https://t.co/A2PazNKDhy
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020
Wojnarowski also reported that the season could resume sometime this weekend.
The resumption of playoff games could come as soon as Friday, but there is expected to be a return to this season by the weekend, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/A2PazNKDhy
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020
Both the Board of Governors and players met Thursday morning, although both meetings were held separately.
According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, another meeting will take place today, including two players from each team.
Sources: There will be another meeting later today with two players per team. https://t.co/EghY102JcM
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) August 27, 2020
The news comes after Wednesday's unprecedented day in sports history with the NBA, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and Women's National Basketball Association postponed or boycotted games in the wake of a Black man shot by police in Wisconsin.
Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times over the weekend in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
On Wednesday, the games between the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trailblazers were off.
The NBA says those games will be rescheduled.
The Bucks began the dramatic series of moves when they decided not to take the court to take on the Magic in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series in the wake of the shooting of Blake, the team explained in a statement.
