NBA players reportedly decided Thursday they want to continue the season, coming to that consensus one day after three postseason games were postponed in a protest of racial injustice.
Despite the reported agreement to resume the playoffs, the three games scheduled for Thursday are postponed. In a statement issued by the NBA on Thursday, the league said the games scheduled for Aug. 27 will hopefully be played in the coming days.
“NBA playoff games for today will not be played as scheduled. We are hopeful to resume games either Friday or Saturday,» NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass said in a statement released Thursday.
«There is a videoconference call meeting scheduled later this afternoon between a group of NBA players and team governors representing the 13 teams in Orlando, along with representatives from the National Basketball Players Association and the league office and NBA Labor Relations Committee Chairman Michael Jordan, to discuss next steps.”https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1299051478389329922&lang=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Farticle%2F2020%2F08%2F27%2Freport-players-decide-resume-2020-playoffs&siteScreenName=NBAcom&theme=light&widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&width=550px
The WNBA, which postponed its games on Aug. 26, is also postponing its games on Thursday night.
Per multiple reports, players were reportedly aiming to start games this weekend — perhaps as soon as Friday — but want to find new and improved ways to make social justice statements, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN and Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Según los informes, los jugadores de la NBA decidieron el jueves que quieren continuar la temporada, llegando a ese consenso un día después de que se pospusieran tres juegos de postemporada en una protesta por la injusticia racial.
A pesar del acuerdo informado para reanudar los playoffs, los tres partidos programados para el jueves están pospuestos. En un comunicado emitido por la NBA el jueves, la liga dijo que los juegos programados para el 27 de agosto se jugarán con suerte en los próximos días.
“Los partidos de playoffs de la NBA de hoy no se jugarán según lo programado. Tenemos la esperanza de reanudar los partidos el viernes o el sábado «, dijo el vicepresidente ejecutivo de la NBA, Mike Bass, en un comunicado emitido el jueves.
«Hay una reunión por videoconferencia programada para esta tarde entre un grupo de jugadores de la NBA y gobernadores de equipos que representan a los 13 equipos en Orlando, junto con representantes de la Asociación Nacional de Jugadores de Baloncesto y la oficina de la liga y el presidente del Comité de Relaciones Laborales de la NBA, Michael Jordan, para discutir los próximos pasos «.