We’re not trying to defund the police and take all their money away. NBA players decided to sit Wednesday’s playoff games to protest the the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Sign up for our newsletter. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—NBA players will be back on the floor, perhaps as soon as this weekend, with the rank and file, after an emotionally charged 24 hours, deciding that staying in … SICK OF IT, — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020. The players chosen were selected because of their NBA careers, not their Wisconsin careers, and positions were sometimes hard to fill with a player actually listed at that position. pic.twitter.com/39Sby1D5kn. WE DEMAND CHANGE. While the NBA dream has been put on hold for at least time time being, Dekker spent last season playing in Russia and recently signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Super League. “All you hear is Donald Trump and all of them talking about fear,” Rivers said (via ESPN). WE DEMAND CHANGE. Players must have debuted in the NBA/BAA or ABA to appear on this list. Bucks boycott game five against Orlando, NBA postpones games Wednesday Evers called lawmakers into a special session after a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police … We’ve been shot. Do you have a blog? “We’re tired of the killings and the injustice,” Bucks guard George Hill told The Undefeated. https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/21/the-all-time-wisconsin-badgers-nba-starting-five/, Podcast: Big Ten West power rankings with a few major surprises, Paul Chryst talks about his legendary game-day crewneck sweatshirts, Wisconsin steep underdogs to win the Big Ten according to BetMGM, The Badgers are back in ESPN's college football power rankings, Former Badger linebacker carted off the field during TNF and may miss the rest of the season, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Blake is reportedly in stable condition but paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot seven times in the back by a police officer; Blake was reportedly trying to break up a verbal altercation between two women when police arrived on the scene in Kenosha. We’re trying to get them to protect us, just like they protect everybody else.”, “It’s amazing to me why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back.”, Doc Rivers delivers an emotional message on the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Kenny Smith, a former player and popular TNT basketball analyst, walked off his show’s set in solidarity with the players on Wednesday. WNBA players also declined to play Wednesday, as did Major League Baseball players for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners. The former Badger was an integral part of the program's run to consecutive Final Fours in 2013 and 2014. . © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The players chosen were selected because of their NBA careers, not their Wisconsin careers, and positions were sometimes hard to fill with a player actually listed at that position. The Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors, who are scheduled to open their second-round playoff game Thursday, are also considering not playing, ESPN reported. UPDATE: Following a meeting Thursday morning, NBA players in the “bubble” outside Disney World decided to resume the playoffs, ESPN reports. Are you a Stathead, too? “FUCK THIS MAN!!!! For each player chosen, I also chose the year I would want them on my team (in other words, the best year of their NBA careers). Despite not having an official schedule, we do know college basketball is scheduled to start Nov. 25 with a number of tournaments. And all you do is keep hearing about fear.”, Rivers continued, “The training has to change in the police force. You can listen to Locked On Badgers wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes out three days per week. The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers will also reportedly sit out their Game 5 Wednesday, effectively canceling all three games scheduled for Wednesday. Although the focus in recent months has been on the circus that is the Big Ten conference regarding its decisions to not play and then play football, basketball season is only two months away. With this all-Wisconsin starting five, we are creating an all-time NBA starting five featuring Badger alumni. That production made him a first-round pick in the 2015 NBA draft. the official stats partner of the NBA. Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen tweeted following the postponed game, “Bucks power. The NBA was shut down. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. However, Thursday’s games will be postponed, and while no restart date was announced, it is expected that players will return to the court Friday or Saturday. My dad was a cop. Do you have a sports website? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Find out more. But it remains unclear when playoff matches will resume. NBA players vote to resume the season, having previously boycotted games in protest against the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. We’ve been hung. The Magic, who did come out for shoot-around, headed back to their own locker room with four minutes before game time when it was clear Milwaukee players were not coming out for Game 5. FUCK THIS MAN!!!! Send us a tip using our anonymous form. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/Yn1vF0G6en, — Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) August 26, 2020, In This Article: Returning an all-senior starting lineup that won the 2019-20 Big Ten championship and bringing in an exciting 2020 class has us ready to see... On Thursday's episode of the Locked On Badgers podcast, Asher breaks down the major changes and surprises on Wisconsin's football roster. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We present them here for purely educational purposes. “We’re the ones getting killed. Sign up for the Badgers Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Black Lives Matter, NBA. Soon after, NBA reporters tweeted that the Bucks were discussing whether — and ultimately chose to — withhold their labor for the game, ESPN reports.

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