Obama Hails Players Boycotting Games in the Wake of Jacob Blake’s Shooting
An unprecedented event is taking place as players from several pro-sports leagues declared they would boycott their games to take a stand against racism and police brutality. On Wednesday afternoon, players from the…
An unprecedented event is taking place as players from several pro-Sports leagues declared they would boycott their games to take a stand against racism and police brutality.
On Wednesday afternoon, players from the N.B.A, W.N.B.A, Major League Soccer, and Major League Baseball boycotted their games in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake — a Black man who was shot several times in the back by a white police officer.
The protest has now cast doubt on whether the N.B.A and W.N.B.A will proceed with games scheduled in the future.
As the boycotts were announced, former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to share his support of the players. He wrote, “I commend the players on the @Bucks for standing up for what they believe in, coaches like @DocRivers, and the @NBA and @WNBA for setting an example.”
“It’s going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values,” he added.