The Mariners have seven Black players, the most of any team in the majors. The WNBA postponed all three games scheduled for Wednesday in Bradenton, Fla.: Washington-Atlanta, Minnesota-Los Angeles and Connecticut-Phoenix. There are three other playoff games scheduled Thursday. Several NBA players, including the Lakers’ LeBron James, tweeted out messages demanding change and the Boston Celtics’ official Twitter account did the same. And it’s just, it’s really so sad.”The postponed NBA games came on the fourth anniversary of Colin Kaepernick’s very first protest of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before an NFL preseason game.

Source: thestar August 26, 2020 20:31 UTC