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Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris used the phrase “monumental courage” to describe the NBA and WNBA decision to cancel games in protest of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says NBA players decided Thursday that they want to continue the season, coming to that consensus one day after three postseason games were postponed in a protest of racial injustice.

All eyes will be on the NFL in the coming days to see whether the league follows the NBA’s lead, in canceling additional practices. If the actions and sentiment of one of their top executives is any indication, the league could take a strong indeed.

The key battleground state of Wisconsin was moving towards President Donald Trump and away from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden even before the Kenosha riots, according to two polls released on Wednesday.

Former President Barack Obama heaped praise on NBA players for “standing up” for what they believe in on Wednesday. As the Association called-off three playoff games as a form of protest over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

The NBA made their biggest social justice protest yet on Wednesday, when players decided to boycott three playoff games due to their frustrations over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

On Wednesday afternoon, NBA players decided to boycott their three scheduled playoff games and are considering ending their season, due to their frustration and anger over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

The Milwaukee Bucks say they won’t play Wednesday’s playoff game, and other players are mulling an NBA boycott over the police-involved shooting of Wisconsin man Jacob Blake.

LeBron James’ voting advocacy group plans to recruit thousands of poll workers in Democrat districts for the upcoming 2020 elections.

On Tuesday, Outkick’s Jason Whitlock ridiculed “bigot” LeBron James for saying blacks are “scared” in America.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill vented his frustration at social injustice Monday following the shooting by police of a Black man in Wisconsin, saying the NBA’s decision to resume its season in a bubble at Walt Disney World has prevented players from working to address the country’s problems with racial violence and police brutality.

Speaking to the media after Monday’s playoff game, L.A. Lakers star LeBron James insisted that black people in America are “scared” in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin.

LeBron James and Utah Jazz player Donovan Mitchell spoke about the recent police-involved shooting in Wisconsin.

The NBA’s attempt to turn their sport into a platform for anti-racist imagery and symbolism took a turn on Friday night, when Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell appeared to call Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, a “B*tch Ass white boy.”

The NBA may have come back to TV to play the second half of its COVID-delayed 2020 season, but judging by the dismal ratings, it appears the fans have not.

L.A. Lakers star LeBron James, went on the attack against President Donald Trump for his criticism of the Goodyear tire company.

Earlier this week, Lakers star LeBron James posted a picture of himself on Instagram in which he was reading a copy of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, while riding a stationary bike.

Endorsing Joe Biden became a family affair on Thursday night, when Steph and Ayesha Curry officially gave Biden their support with their kids in attendance.

L.A. Lakers star LeBron James has jumped on board the Biden/Harris 2020 campaign, saying he is ready to help push Biden into the White House.

NBA star Chris Paul says that collecting NBA players in the lockdown bubble in Orlando, has actually helped their activism by giving players an opportunity to “educate” themselves.

LeBron James has never thought twice of using his sports platform as a platform for politics, and Tuesday night was certainly no exception.

The NBA and MLB, two of the nation’s biggest pro sports, have returned to TV after the COVID-19 hiatus. However, their ratings show that fans just aren’t all that interested in the new, woke version of the leagues.

Charlotte Hornets announcer John Focke intended to type the word “Nuggets,” when posting to Twitter on Monday. Instead, well, a very different word appeared on the screens of his followers.

LeBron James and Patrick Mahomes joined a group of sports stars who signed onto a letter calling for an end to what they claim is the “suppression” of black voters ahead of the 2020 election.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich praised Austin, Texas, for its vote to defund the police the city’s police force.

The NBA has fired a photo contractor who shared a Kamala Harris meme on social media, after a former WNBA player found it offensive.

For now, Dodger Stadium is filled only with carboard cut-outs of people. In November, however, the stadium will be filled with real people casting very real votes for president of the United States.

LeBron James joined a host of celebrities on Tuesday, in hailing Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris (D, CA) as his running mate.

“I would say this: If they don’t stand for the national anthem, I hope they don’t open,” Trump said.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said it was a disgrace the NBA continued to cater to China despite their known human rights abuses.

During his comments to the press on Sunday, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spent three minutes paying tribute to Michael Brown, who was shot six years ago after trying to take a Missouri police officer’s gun from him.

Former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy accused critics of the NBA’s continued silence on the massive human rights abuses in China, of using the issue as a “distraction” from talking about America’s evils.

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R, TN) slammed the NBA for seeking to reopen its Chinese training camps despite knowing of major human rights abuses at those facilities.

The NBA has unique leverage over China given its monopoly with “500 million rabid fans” in the one-party state, said Sen. Tom Cotton.

While it is likely that NBA superstar LeBron James meant to say “we couldn’t care less” about President Trump saying he refuses to watch the NBA due to the league becoming a relentless social justice spectacle. Nonetheless, James made it clear that the president’s attention to the games is not a concern for him.

In an interview on Fox & Friends Wednesday, President Donald Trump said that NBA players kneeling during the national anthem was “disgraceful.”