But simply postponing a game and restarting and carrying out the rest of the season sends the message it is just going to go away.
I made a joke about this initially and was judged pretty harshly by it. Shows alot about ME...I was told..... What a crock of Sh..
I'm actually kind of disappointed they decided to resume. Not because I don't want the games - I do - but because canceling the season really would be taking a stand. I hope they're doing this because they've extracted some serious commitments from the money men (and woman). I'm a fan of LeBron James in all respects OUTSIDE of the current series, but this kind of makes him "storming out" look like pure theater.
Waiting to see all that falls out of this-- there has to be something. Getting the owners all in one room today was a first step. But this was a fine line the players were walking. They have no platform if the bubble is burst because they go home. And the implications for the CBA next season would be massive.
I agree, but I also think it might have been a combo of making a statement and also needing a mental health day. Not discounting or downplaying their motivations, but it has to be exhausting to deal with this (not killings/shootings, but prejudicial glances, looks, etc) every day of their lives.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29750724/inside-hectic-hours-historic-nba-boycott THE BIGGEST DEBATE in the meeting Wednesday night was whether the league could do more from inside its bubble in Orlando or outside. Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum challenged players who wanted to end the season not to forfeit this platform by just quietly returning to their homes. Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown asked his colleagues, "Are you going home to work? Or are you going home to be on the front lines?" Iguodala said that if they stop the season, the players should be on the front lines of Kentucky or Wisconsin. Otherwise, what was the point? Some players were vocal about holding owners accountable and demanding they take concrete action, James among them. Several players questioned the Bucks on why they had decided to strike without consulting other teams or players. Sources described the questioning of the Bucks and their unilateral action as "uncomfortable." Bucks guard Kyle Korver said he understood why other players and teams were upset at being blindsided by Milwaukee's move. According to sources, Giannis Antetokounmpo stuck up for his team. Then Brown jumped in to defend the Bucks, saying they had nothing to apologize for. Players and teams discussed voting on whether to continue. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley said he thought the coaches should leave the room so players could talk and vote among themselves. "Some of you don't want to play, but you don't want to say it in front of the coaches," Beverley said, according to sources. Rivers agreed and led the coaches out of the room. But it didn't result in clarity. Many players said they wanted to continue playing, including the Bucks, sources said. Many did not. Players on the Lakers and Clippers voted not to continue the season, and several -- including James -- left the meeting early. It was not seen as a formal vote. Just a moment of reckoning, after a day no one will soon forget. "If we stop playing today," one front-office executive asked his players on Wednesday, "is that changing anything in the world? Will everyone else in the world just move on, and then will we lose our platforms?" Another executive said, "The question we asked our players: What do you hope to accomplish by not playing the games? The answers were very different. I think that's something everyone is still formulating for themselves. What's the endgame here, and does not playing accomplish it?" It's far too soon to know whether things will look clearer on Thursday. But the NBA had reached a point where it just needed to stop. To think, to feel, to plan. Or maybe just to breathe.
I also like the #FireStotts hashtag in a pre-historic Raptors tweet. So much winning. (For the record, I am not part of the fire terry wagon, just like the misappropriate use of the hashtag here)
Maybe it's a meme, now? I dunno. We should both start selling seasons tickets for Portland's NHL and MLB teams.
So the playoffs start back tmr. As a black man they should have held their ground. Now they basically just took a day off. They just did this so the base can’t say they didn’t care. You could have really created a shock to the system and establishment by ending the playoffs. But hey with money on the line they just got a free day off
