Photo: ReutersNational Basketball Association (NBA) players have agreed not to boycott the rest of the season after forcing the postponement of a slate of playoff games in a protest against racial injustice and police brutality. NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass said the league is "hopeful" to resume games either tomorrow or Sunday (NZT), but was postponing a second day of playoff games today. The NBA players decided to resume the playoffs after meeting among themselves in the bubble-like campus at Disney World in Florida, where the games are being played due to the coronavirus pandemic. Another White House official, Marc Short, called the NBA players' protests "absurd" and "silly." James, along with other NBA players and coaches, has been critical of Trump in the past.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2020 19:52 UTC