August 28, 2020 NBA Playoffs: Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics conference semifinals preview The Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics are the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, in the Eastern Conference and they will match up in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
August 27, 2020 Shapiro slams LeBron James for 'disgusting' suggestion Kenosha officer may have wanted to shoot Black people Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro ripped Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James Thursday after he suggested that the Wisconsin officer involved in the Jacob Blake shooting left his house that morning with a motive to harm "one of these Black people."
August 27, 2020 A 2nd day of NBA playoff games halted over racial injustice An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled with their emotions about wanting to bring change in their communities.
August 27, 2020 Leo Terrell calls NBA boycott 'disingenuous,' denies Black people 'feel like they’re being chased' by police The decision by NBA players to stage a boycott of playoff games to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake is "disingenuous," civil rights attorney Leo Terrell argued Thursday on "Bill Hemmer Reports".
August 27, 2020 Brian Urlacher appears to slam NBA players' strike over Jacob Blake shooting Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher offered a different opinion about the NBA players’ strike in a post on his Instagram Stories on Thursday.
August 27, 2020 Trump slams NBA as a 'political organization' President Trump called the NBA a “political organization” Thursday, in response to five teams refusing to play in the playoff games in protest of police brutality.
August 27, 2020 Professional athletes refuse to play in protest over racial justice President Trump says the NBA has become like a political organization; reaction from Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera and civil rights attorney Leo Terrell.
August 27, 2020 Pollster Frank Luntz weighs in on sports and politics colliding Frank Luntz, pollster, joins Dana Perino on ‘The Daily Briefing.’
August 27, 2020 Cleveland's 3 major teams link to fight for social change Cleveland’s three major professional sports franchises — the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians — are teaming up to fight social injustice.
August 27, 2020 Warriors' Draymond Green advocates for sports to continue after NBA players' strike Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green offered a message early Thursday to those who say sports can be put on the backburner for social justice issues.
