9:36 AM ET This story was reported and written by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Malika Andrews and Zach Lowe. WE HEARD IT in their voices. The pain. The anger. The desperate cry for justice. The video of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black father of six, being shot seven
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1:51 AM ET For the last six years, the NBA has bathed in the congratulatory spirit of compromise, the model for commissioner-player communication. In ousting the racist former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, both the players and the league could claim satisfaction. The player voice was heard so powerfully that for the first time in
The event that compelled the Bucks to act occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin — just 31 miles from the team’s home — where, on Sunday, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot by police. The incident follows the shootings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more Black Americans by law enforcement. NBA players joined the
10:52 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN On Sunday, there were four NBA playoff games, three WNBA games, two NHL playoff games, one MLS game and 14 MLB games. The same day, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he tried to enter the driver’s
1:18 AM ET Tim Bontemps Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s board of governors and the players still inside the
10:22 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Tim Bontemps When Milwaukee Bucks players were able to speak to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Wednesday, they had one main goal. “They just wanted to know
1:13 AM ET Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard will leave the NBA’s bubble in Florida and return to Portland for further examination of his sprained right knee, the team announced Wednesday. The announcement came hours after the Trail Blazers’ scheduled first-round series playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers was postponed, along with
7:55 PM ET Kenny Smith walked off the TNT “Inside the NBA” set on Wednesday night as a show of solidarity with NBA players who are not playing games as a form of protest because of the Jacob Blake shooting. Smith, one of the analysts on “Inside the NBA” with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal,
6:05 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have boycotted Game 5 on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The NBA announced shortly after that all of Wednesday’s playoff games — including Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder and Game 5 between the
5:38 PM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate