But for players across the league, instead of enjoying the fact they were one step closer to an NBA title, discussions were being had about boycotting following the shooting of Jacob Blake by police. I understand it's the playoffs and everything like that, but we still have a bigger underlying issue that's going on, and the things that we've tried haven't been working. "Every time I look at my jersey now, what I see is a Black man being shot seven times," he said. "There is an emphasis in this country on the framing of these instances, such as Jacob Blake. But he does believe the training must change to avoid the continuing number of Black people shot by members of the police.

Source: CNN August 26, 2020 11:37 UTC