ADADThe NBA released a statement saying the league is hopeful to resume games Friday or Saturday. Had the players chosen not to resume play, it probably would have plunged the NBA and the NBPA into a lengthy labor dispute. Following a three-hour team meeting, Bucks guards George Hill and Sterling Brown read a statement explaining the team’s decision, calling for action in Blake’s case. Now is not the time for silence.”ADPresident Trump, who has criticized NBA players for protesting police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem, dismissed the Bucks’ walkout. “The NBA players are very fortunate that they have the financial position where they’re able to take a night off from work without having to have the consequences to themselves financially,” Kushner told CNBC from the White House.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2020 16:22 UTC