NEW YORK: National Basketball Association players agreed on Thursday 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, US media reported.
ESPN and the Washington Post reported that NBA players have 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. The Post reported that players from the 13 teams still in the playoffs met on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.The league has postponed the three playoff games scheduled for Thursday, ESPN reported.
Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the Women's NBA also postponed games on Wednesday, while two-time tennis Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of a tournament after reaching the semifinals in support of the protests.Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, said he planned to reach out to NBA star LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday about the boycott to protest racial injustice.
"I think that it's nice that they're standing up for the issue, but I'd like to see them start moving into concrete solutions that are productive," Kushner said. Harris added:"It takes monumental courage to stand up for what you believe in. NBA and WNBA players, keep standing up and demanding change."
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