NBA: Players decide to continue season after boycott over racial injustice

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Basketball: NBA players vote to continue playoff season

MIAMI - 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. 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.

"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.

 

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