【2020/8/25】
The Jacob Blake incident occurred (on the 23rd, while Blake, an African-American man, was mediating a dispute between two women, he was shot seven times in the back by the police who rushed to the scene to handle the case, resulting in hemiplegia and he is still being treated in the hospital).
【2020/8/26】
- Players Association President Chris Paul spoke out for Jacob Blake after the game after leading the Thunder to victory in Game 4.
- LeBron James also said at the press conference after the fourth game, "People may be tired of me saying this, but in America, we are afraid because we are black."
- The Bucks, who also belong to Wisconsin, where the incident occurred, felt very aggrieved after the fourth game. At the same time, the Brewers of MLB also issued a statement of condemnation.
- Heat's Bam Adebayo He also publicly condemned the Jacob Blake incident.
- NFL players are discussing whether to strike.
- The Toronto Raptors are discussing whether to strike out in the first game of the second round, and head coach Nick Nurse expressed support for the players.
【2020/8/27】
- The Bucks went on strike after making a statement from the aisle (the Magic were ready to start the game), and then the Mavericks-Clippers and Lakers-Trail Blazers announced postponements due to player strikes.
- LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell and most team officials expressed support.
- The owners of the Mavericks and Bucks support the team's strike.
- WNBA and multiple MLB games have also been postponed due to player strikes.
- WOJ revealed that the Clippers and Lakers expressed in player meetings that they did not want to continue playing in the playoffs. "Yahoo Sports" reporter Chris Haynes reported that some players wanted to go home, while others wanted to continue playing. Most players had great emotional ups and downs.
- LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard were determined not to participate in the remaining games during the player meeting and left the meeting (the news is yet to be verified). The meeting was emotional and chaotic, and coaches and referees were involved.
- "USA Today" reported that LeBron James does not want to play, but hopes that the owners can support players to take more concrete actions to call on society to pay attention to racial issues.
- The NBA announced that Game 5 will be postponed.
- The players will meet again at 11 o'clock US time on Thursday.
【2020/8/28】
- According to WOJ reports, NBA players have decided to continue the playoffs, with the earliest possible resumption on Saturday, Taiwan time, and the Lakers-Trail Blazers game is expected to be on Sunday, Taiwan time.
