LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It is bound to be forgotten with time that the Milwaukee Bucks, determined as they were in their pursuit of social justice, merely wanted to forfeit a basketball game Wednesday. The Bucks initially believed that they could stage a one-game, spur-of-the-moment walkout, even during the N.B.A. team owners to pledge that arenas all over the league would be used as voting sites in November. “I think it’s great we all came to the bubble, and it’s great when we kneel together for the national anthem,” said Michael Carter-Williams of the Magic. “It’s great that we took a stand, but where’s the real action?”

Source: New York Times August 30, 2020 00:00 UTC