The NBA's players have decided to resume the playoffs, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/129901432048805478
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Sources: Players today discussed the sacrifices all of them have made to reach this point in the postseason, and sense of normalcy returning with families entering Disney Campus. Players who voted not to play on Wednesday night understood.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2020
Yahoo Sources: There was a change in position from last night with LeBron James, among others, relaying it was in their best interest to finish out the season.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 27, 2020
Well, this is good news. I’m happy cooler heads prevailed and the league didn’t make an overly emotional decision to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Better to maintain your leverage and turn the situation into a protest than damage the league that’s given you the platform to fight for justice.
I do think the boycott will end up increasing the pressure on the Wisconsin legislature and Kenosha police department to do the right thing. I only pray the protests remain peaceful and don’t play into the racists’ hands by becoming violent and hurting the effort to dethrone Donald Trump.