The announcement follows a statement made on behalf of Dream player Elizabeth Williams who declared the entire league would not be playing any games on Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon, the WNBA announced the games scheduled for today are postponed. The teams that were set to play included the Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever, Dallas … Read moreWNBA Announces Games Scheduled For Today Have Been Postponed
On Wednesday evening, the players also announced they would not be playing in the night’s games. On Wednesday night, numerous WNBA players led a protest as a reaction the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. To there against the Atlanta Dream, the Washington Mystics wore white T-shirts emblazoned with letters spelling out … Read moreWNBA Players Staged a Jacob Blake Protest By Wearing T-Shirts With Bullet…
NBA players voted to resume the playoffs on Friday. In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, protests sprang up across the major sports leagues. The biggest surprise occurred on Wednesday, when the Milwaukee Bucks decided to go on strike for their Game 5 playoffs matchup against the Orlando Magic. The … Read moreNBA Players Decide to Resume the Playoffs After One-Day Strike
A news release states the officer, Rusten Sheskey has been placed on administrative leave. Following the news of the traumatic shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has identified Rusten Sheskey as the police officer who shot Blake. The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down and he’s currently recovering … Read moreRusten Sheskey Has Been Identified as Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Jacob…
iOne Digital stands in solidarity with the professional athletes using their voices to speak out against injustice. #BlackLivesMatter Source: McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden / Black And Positively Golden Earlier this afternoon the Milwaukee Bucks took a stand to not play in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake is a black man … Read moreAin’t Over: Kenny Smith Walks Off ‘Inside The NBA’ In Solidarity With Players, MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers Not Playing Wednesday Night Game
The Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott their playoff game in protest. After days of protests in Wisconsin after the shooting of Jacob Blake, the state’s basketball team has joined in. On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott their Game 5 matchup against the Orlando Magic. Game balls are being put away, as the … Read moreThe Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic Have Boycotted Their Playoff Game
Video captured an armed man at the Kenosha protests moments before the shooting. Over the last few days, people have gathered in the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin to launch protests after the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake. Blake was shot seven times by Kenosha Police Department officers after intervening in an altercation involving two local … Read more17-Year-Old Arrested After Killing Two at Kenosha Protests
Members of the Toronto Raptors spoke with the press about their plans Tuesday. On Sunday, Kenosha, Wisconsin police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake seven times as he attempted to get into his car with his three sons. The shooting, which paralyzed Blake from the waist down, sent shockwaves through the community, sparking protests in the city. … Read moreToronto Raptors Have Considered Boycotting Their Playoff Game After Jacob Blake Shooting
The shooting took place Sunday afternoon. Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, WI, was shot multiple times as he tried to enter his vehicle Sunday afternoon. In a report from ABC 7 Chicago, the shooting occurred after 5 p.m. Sunday when officers responded to a domestic incident. A video of the shooting, which has … Read moreJacob Blake Paralyzed From Waist Down Following Police Shooting
Jacob Blake, the black man shot in the back by Kenosha, Wisconsin police, is reportedly paralyzed. Source: Jacob Blake Family / Handout The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Jacob’s father, Jacob Blake Sr., is eager to get to him and driving from Charlotte, North Carolina to the hospital where there are “eight holes” in his son’s … Read more#JacobBlake’s Father Says His Son Is Paralyzed From The Waist Down After Police Shooting