Tennis star Naomi Osaka is the latest sports star to join a wave of strike as American athletes protest Jacob Blake’s police shooting. “data-reactid =” 32 “> Tennis star Naomi Osaka is the latest sports star to join a wave of strike as American athletes protest Jacob Blake’s police shooting.
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Protests broke out in the city where the shooting took place, with the Wisconsin-based Milwaukee Bucks refusing to speak for their playoff match against Orland Magic on Thursday morning (AEST).
NBA games scheduled for Thursday were postponed as a result of the Bucks’ protest, which garnered widespread support among the remaining teams in the league’s bubble and outside." data-reactid="37">All other NBA games scheduled for Thursday have been postponed following the protest from the Bucks, which has garnered widespread support among the remaining teams in the league bubble and out.
Osaka took to Twitter to announce that she would be withdrawing from her upcoming semifinal at the Western & Southern Open to join the protests.
tennis’ few black athletes." data-reactid="43">The 22-year-old said she is aware of her voice as one of the few black tennis athletes.
tennis," Osaka posted on Twitter." data-reactid="44">“As a woman of color, I feel like there are far more important matters at hand that require immediate attention than watching me play tennis,” Osaka wrote on Twitter.
“I don’t expect anything drastic to happen if I don’t play, but if I can get a conversation started in a mostly white sport I consider it a step in the right direction.
“Watching the continuing genocide of blacks at the hands of the police is honestly making me sick to the stomach.”
The Osaka protest follows the strike of the NBA playoffs
and they are amazingin the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting. “data-reactid =” 50 “> The Milwaukee Bucks did not speak for Wednesday’s playoff game against the Orlando Magic and they are amazing in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting.
NBA games have since been postponed." data-reactid="51">Since then, all of Wednesday’s NBA games have been postponed.
The Magic initially took to the pitch for pre-match warm-up, but left after the Bucks players failed to show up.
according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “data-reactid =” 53 “> After the game was postponed, the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder are scheduled to go out for their match on Wednesday night. according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers argued to do the same for Wednesday night’s Game 5, according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes.
NBA later announced the postponement of all three games scheduled for Wednesday." data-reactid="55">The NBA subsequently announced the postponement of all three games scheduled for Wednesday.
NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL-POR have been postponed,” a joint statement from the NBA and NBPA reads. “Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled.”" data-reactid="56">“The NBA and NBPA announced today that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision not to speak today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL- POR have been postponed, “A joint statement from the NBA and NBPA reads.” Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled. “
Sterling Brown and George Hill of the Milwaukee Bucks read a statement to the media after they chose not to play the fifth game of their playoff series against Orlando, to protest Jacob Blake’s police shooting. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images)
NBA restart, wary of taking focus off the nation’s race reckoning in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. The shooting of Blake has renewed those concerns." data-reactid="79">Some players were reluctant to participate in the NBA reboot, wary of diverting attention from the nation’s race showdown in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis police. Blake’s shooting renewed those concerns.
The Bucks players attempted to reach Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul from their locker room on Wednesday, according to The Athletic. Magic, meanwhile, refused to accept a forfeit of Wednesday’s game, according to the report.
