All NBA Teams All NBA Teams Eastern Atlanta Boston Brooklyn Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Miami Milwaukee New York Orlando Philadelphia Toronto Washington Western Dallas Denver Golden State Houston LA Clippers LA Lakers Memphis Minnesota New Orleans Oklahoma City Phoenix Portland Sacramento San Antonio Utah Rachel Nichols: TNT’s Kenny Smith just walked off the… shares share tweet pin sms send email 5 months ago – via Twitter Rachel Nichols: TNT’s Kenny Smith just walked off the set of Inside the NBA, saying he doesn’t feel right doing TV tonight and was leaving in solidarity with the players protesting. More on Players Boycott 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Inside the locker room, the Milwaukee Bucks were on a conference call with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, sources tell ESPN. 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: The Bucks are preparing to meet the media inside their locker room, which is a converted equipment storage room with a maximum covid capacity of 49 people. https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1298748768549064706 5 months ago – via Twitter PompeyOnSixers Keith Pompey: #NBA coaches in the bubble were informed to attend the all players meeting at 8pm tonight, according to a source. This is the first players only meeting that head coaches and assistant coaches have been invited to since they’ve been in the bubble. 5 months ago – via Twitter kylegoon Kyle Goon: One of the members of a coaching staff here in the bubble tells me he's ready to go home if the players decide not to play out the rest of the season: "It's just basketball. ... The players are using the platform the right way, getting people's attention." 5 months ago – via Twitter JB Bickerstaff: If you can watch, cheer, celebrate and share in their pain on the court, you should share in their pain off the court and show empathy for them if you value them as human beings acknowledge that they are hurting! Ask why? They are more than entertainment! 5 months ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: The Milwaukee Bucks players will make a statement as a team outside their locker room. 5 months ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: Yahoo Sources: There’s a sizable amount of players advocating to finish the season out since sacrifices were made to enter the bubble, believing the NBA platform is a useful resource in this social climate. 5 months ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: One star NBA player: “We’re already here. Let’s finish what we started.” 5 months ago – via Twitter NBPA: We stand with our players. #JusticeForJacobBlake https://twitter.com/TheNBPA/status/1298747728319610881 5 months ago – via Twitter Holly Rowe: WNBA Players who were schedule to play tonight gathered on the court with very thoughtful discussion on whether or not to play games tonight. Does not seem decided at this point. https://twitter.com/sportsiren/status/1298744389397811200 5 months ago – via Twitter kendra__andrews Kendra Andrews: Wow. NBA was the first team to stop playing because of COVID, and all other leagues followed. NBA is the first team to stop playing because of racism. Once again, it looks like other leagues are following its lead. https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/1298742004617302020 5 months ago – via Twitter Jeff Passan: Following the cancellation of the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds game tonight, more teams are discussing the possibility of not playing, sources tell ESPN. Among those currently discussing it: the Seattle Mariners, who have the most Black players of any team in MLB. 5 months ago – via Twitter SIChrisMannix NBA season in jeopardy? Chris Mannix: Players will meet at 8 pm tonight to discuss how to proceed, sources told @SInow. Said one veteran player, "The season is in jeopardy." 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Emotions are raw, players were already worn out of bubble environment prior to the Jacob Blake shooting and sources say discussions within teams are ongoing about postponing tomorrow's three games too -- and beyond. "The season is in jeopardy," one vet player here tells ESPN. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Tonight's meeting with players will go a long way toward determining how the players will move forward with rest of season, sources tell ESPN. 5 months ago – via Twitter ByTimReynolds Tim Reynolds: Players will meet tonight, as some are already reporting. A player inside the bubble tells AP, when asked if he thinks the season will continue: "I've heard yes and I've heard no." 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: The NBPA will be issuing a statement on the Bucks’ boycotts & Wednesday’s three postponements shortly. 5 months ago – via Twitter JeanieBuss Jeanie Buss: I was excited to see us play - and hopefully close out our series - tonight. But I stand behind our players, today and always. After more than 400 years of cruelty, racism and injustice, we all need to work together to say enough is enough. #JusticeForJacobBlake #WeHearYou 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Every NBA player is invited to join the meeting in The Bubble at 8 PM to discuss how they'll proceed from today's boycotts, sources tell @Zach Lowe and me. 5 months ago – via Twitter SIChrisMannix Chris Mannix: Bucks have been in their locker room for nearly two hours. Bags have been packed and brought to the bus. An oversized white board was just wheeled in. 5 months ago – via Twitter GoodmanHoops Jeff Goodman: Orlando guard Michael Carter-Williams’ reaction to the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting the game against the Magic: “We weren’t given advanced notice about the decision but we are happy to stand in solidarity with Milwaukee, Jacob, and the entire NBA community.” 5 months ago – via Twitter Orlando Magic PR: STATEMENT FROM THE @OrlandoMagic AND THE DeVOS FAMILY: https://twitter.com/Magic_PR/status/1298735668265451525 5 months ago – via Twitter JohnWall John Wall: Just in case you forgot‼️#BiggerThanBasketball https://twitter.com/JohnWall/status/1298736670091743233 5 months ago – via Twitter DeAnthonyMelton De’Anthony Melton: This shit gettin outta hand 😒...respect✊🏾🤞🏾 @Milwaukee Bucks @Orlando Magic #weneedjustice !!! 5 months ago – via Twitter timkawakami Tim Kawakami: In the middle of all this, just recorded a long-planned podcast conversation with Warriors president Bob Myers, who said he absolutely respects the position of the players who are boycotting these playoff games. Podcast will post tomorrow AM. 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo briefly emerges from locker room wearing a “Black Lives Matter” shirt. Bucks team has yet to leave arena more than an hour after staging boycott. 5 months ago – via Twitter GwashburnGlobe Gary Washburn: Many #Bucks players are still in their locker room, some still in full uniform or shooting shirts and pre-game gear. They have not left the arena. 5 months ago – via Twitter TheTraeYoung Trae Young: Proud to be apart of this League... even more today ! WE WANT CHANGE🖤🖤 5 months ago – via Twitter nicolas88batum Nicolas Batum: ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 5 months ago – via Twitter Dozier_Kid PJ Dozier: It’s a difference between them hearing us and them listening! Time for sum to shake 5 months ago – via Twitter terance_mann Terance Mann: WE DEMAND CHANGE! WE DEMAND JUSTICE! 5 months ago – via Twitter Dami0nLee Damion Lee: BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL! ✊🏽🤞🏽🙏🏽 5 months ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania Shams Charania: NBA players have called for a meeting tonight in Orlando to determine next steps, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: The NBA, owners and front offices didn't see this wave of player boycotts coming today. Hours ago, they all expected to be playing these games tonight. This is a pivot point for the NBA and professional sports in North America. 5 months ago – via Twitter MarkG_Medina Mark Medina: Bucks are still in the locker room. The luggage outside of the locker room has been transported 5 months ago – via Twitter ASherrodblakely A. Sherrod Blakely: No decision has been made on #Celtics #Raptors Game 1, but source inside the Orlando Bubble says both sides are "leaning" towards not playing Game 1. 5 months ago – via Twitter aldridge_12 LaMarcus Aldridge: Respect! ✊🏾 5 months ago – via Twitter 1Tyus Tyus Jones: WE DEMAND CHANGE!!!! 5 months ago – via Twitter DwyaneWade Dwyane Wade: Proud of our players! @Nba 5 months ago – via Twitter briancmahoney All games today officially postponed after players boycott Brian Mahoney: NBA announces that all three playoff games tonight are postponed. Landmark day in the league. 5 months ago – via Twitter SeanCunningham Sean Cunningham: NBA says all three games will be rescheduled https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1298728248474398721 5 months ago – via Twitter MarkG_Medina Mark Medina: It’s not clear if Bucks-Magic game will be considered a postponement or a forfeit 5 months ago – via Twitter MarkG_Medina Mark Medina: And as for tomorrow’s games, NBA doesn’t have answers at this point on where those games stand. FWIW, Clippers, Mavs and Jazz said this afternoon they didn’t have discussions about boycotting games. But this is obviously fluid 5 months ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania Shams Charania: The Lakers and Trail Blazers are sitting Game 5 of series, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. All three NBA games will not be played as players sit in wake of Jacob Blake shooting. 5 months ago – via Twitter cayleighgriffin Cayleigh Griffin: Chris Paul, OKC players and Billy Donovan have walked out to the bus. Russell Westbrook, Coach D’Antoni and the team are on their way to the bus now, as well. 5 months ago – via Twitter mikecwright Michael C. Wright: OKC PR representative just came on the Thunder Zoom call to tell us that Billy Donovan won't be speaking today. 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: Bucks players not expected to talk to media assembled at the arena on Wednesday. Magic players have already departed arena. NBA will issue statement soon, per league spokesman. Not clear yet whether game will be a forfeit or postponement. 5 months ago – via Twitter Holla_At_Rob33 Robert Covington: We Demand Change. We so sick of this!!! 5 months ago – via Twitter jarenjacksonjr Jaren Jackson Jr.: Powerful Statement ✊🏾🙏🏾 @Milwaukee Bucks 5 months ago – via Twitter Teague0 Jeff Teague: S/o to bro @George Hill and the @Milwaukee Bucks 5 months ago – via Twitter Grant2Will Grant Williams: WE DEMAND CHANGE! WE DEMAND JUSTICE! 5 months ago – via Twitter SIChrisMannix Chris Mannix: Celtics, from the official Twitter account. https://twitter.com/celtics/status/1298726377554956288 5 months ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Lakers, Blazers also leaning toward boycotting their game Chris Haynes: Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers are leaning toward boycotting Game 5 tonight, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers have a team meeting soon to discuss the possbility of boycotting Game 5 tonight against Portland, sources tell ESPN. 5 months ago – via Twitter Jonathan_Feigen Jonathan Feigen: Rockets and Thunder game will not be played, source said. 5 months ago – via Twitter GwashburnGlobe Gary Washburn: Orlando #Magic players are headed back to their hotel. #BoycottNBA #BlackLivesMatter https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/1298723559053750279 5 months ago – via Twitter MarcJSpears Marc J. Spears: Magic center Nikola Vucevic and guard Evan Fournier decline comment. 5 months ago – via Twitter hbarnes Harrison Barnes: ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 @Milwaukee Bucks #JusticeForJacobBlake 5 months ago – via Twitter kevinlove Kevin Love: We have the strongest, most unified league in the world!!! #change 5 months ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania Rockets, Thunder also planning to boycott Game 5 Shams Charania: Rockets-OKC players are planning to boycott Game 5 of their series, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: Bucks GM Jon Horst: “We’re not coming out for awhile. There will be a team statement.” Unclear if Bucks will address media regarding boycott on Wednesday. 5 months ago – via Twitter Alex Lasry: Some things are bigger than basketball. The stand taken today by the players and org shows that we’re fed up. Enough is enough. Change needs to happen. I’m incredibly proud of our guys and we stand 100% behind our players ready to assist and bring about real change 5 months ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania Shams Charania: Bucks players are in locker room attempting to reach the attorney general of Wisconsin, Josh Kaul, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. Magic players are leaving the arena soon -- not accepting the Bucks‘ forfeit. 5 months ago – via Twitter paugasol Pau Gasol: Proud of my brothers✊🏻 @Milwaukee Bucks @NBA #NecessaryGoodTrouble #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/sYOos4prW8 5 months ago – via Twitter JaMorant Ja Morant: respect ✊🏽 5 months ago – via Twitter joshhart Josh Hart: WE WANT CHANGE!! 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: Bucks’ George Hill & Khris Middleton briefly emerged from the Bucks’ locker room. Middleton was dressed in sneakers and team sweats as if ready to play. Hill wore a black t-shirt with a quote from Barack Obama. 5 months ago – via Twitter malika_andrews Malika Andrews: George Hill has walked out of the locker room in a shirt that says “Change the Narrative.” 5 months ago – via Twitter KingJames LeBron James: FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT 5 months ago – via Twitter JordanClarksons Jordan Clarkson: WE DEMAND CHANGE! 5 months ago – via Twitter Bam1of1 Bam Adebayo: SALUTE ✊🏾 @Milwaukee Bucks 5 months ago – via Twitter Johnhenson31 John Henson: 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽LOVE IT @Milwaukee Bucks 5 months ago – via Twitter moe_harkless Moe Harkless: ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 5 months ago – via Twitter JaredWeissNBA Andy Larsen: Bucks player Sterling Brown had a knee to his neck and was punched by Milwaukee PD for parking incorrectly. Former Buck John Henson had the cops called on him while shopping for jewelry, just for being black. This is personal to them. 5 months ago – via Twitter DeMar_DeRozan DeMar DeRozan: Respect @bucks!!!! 5 months ago – via Twitter BeMore27 Jamal Murray: WE DEMAND JUSTICE!!! 5 months ago – via Twitter MarcJSpears Marc J. Spears: Bucks guard George Hill says to @TheUndefeated his team is not playing against Orlando tonight in light of shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisc. “We’re tired of the killings and the injustice,” Hill to @TheUndefeated. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: The Bucks players made this decision in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin, ultimately deciding that they wouldn't leave the locker room for the start of Game 5 against Orlando. 5 months ago – via Twitter malika_andrews Malika Andrews: Game balls are being put away, as the Bucks decide to boycott game 5 against the Magic. https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1298716542469672960 5 months ago – via Twitter spidadmitchell Donovan Mitchell: WE DEMAND CHANGE! SALUTE @Milwaukee Bucks ✊🏾🙏🏾🗣 5 months ago – via Twitter BobbyMarks42 Bobby Marks: There is “failure to appear” language in the Operations Manual. - forfeiture of the game - up to $5M fine That doesn’t mean it will be applied in the case of Milwaukee boycotting G5. Like everything this year, we are dealing with situations that have never happened before. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Bucks boycott Game 5 against Orlando Adrian Wojnarowski: The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5, source tells ESPN. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Top NBA executives are outside of the Milwaukee locker room, but haven't gone inside, per source. 5 months ago – via Twitter SIChrisMannix Chris Mannix: The Celtics and Raptors remain deep in discussions about a possible boycott of tomorrow's Game 1, sources told @SInow. What's happening now between the Bucks and Magic could have a domino effect. 5 months ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania Bucks boycotting Game 5? Shams Charania: The Milwaukee Bucks players are in serious conversations about sitting Game 5 of series against Orlando, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. 5 months ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: The Milwaukee Bucks still haven't come out to the court for Game 6 with the Orlando Magic and there's been some discussion within the Bucks about a boycott, sources tell @Malika Andrews and me. NBA officials have gone into the Milwaukee locker room. 5 months ago – via Twitter BenGolliver Ben Golliver: The Orlando Magic have left the court because the Milwaukee Bucks have still not shown up. 5 months ago – via Twitter TimBontemps Tim Bontemps: With two minutes on the clock, here is the scene inside AdventHealth Arena: 5 months ago – via Darren Hartwell @ NBC Sports Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix, who's been in Orlando for the duration of the NBA restart, has observed a group of players devastated by this latest act of police violence against a Black American. "I think it has broken the spirit of every player inside this bubble," Mannix said Tuesday night on NBC Sports Boston. "I know that sounds like hyperbole, but I went to a handful of practices today, I watched it on Zoom calls with the others, and just being around these guys, you could tell that what happened to Jacob Blake has broken them." 5 months ago – via Darren Hartwell @ NBC Sports After Blake's shooting Sunday, Mannix said, players are wondering if those concerns were valid. "What it's gotten them to start thinking more and more about was the merit in coming to Orlando to begin with," Mannix said. "As we know, Kyrie Irving spearheaded a phone call amongst nearly 100 players where the message was, 'Guys, don't go. Don't participate in something that could become a distraction.' And one thing Jaylen Brown said was that he felt like this had become a distraction -- that the attention had been taken off the Black Lives Matter movement over the past week or so as the playoffs have picked up." 5 months ago – via Twitter AndrewGreif Andrew Greif: As Celtics, Raptors mull their choice, LAC's Marcus Morris says he'll back their decision. "I’m all for whatever the Celtics and Toronto do. We have to take a stand at some point ... [If] guys don’t want to play, I’m right there with them and I stand for whatever they got going." 5 months ago – via Twitter AndrewGreif Andrew Greif: "In terms of boycotting the game tomorrow there are no plans for that," Rick Carlisle says of the Mavericks. 5 months ago – via Twitter msinger Michael Singer: Michael Malone: “We have had zero discussions about potentially boycotting.” 5 months ago – via Twitter HarrisonWind Harrison Wind: Michael Malone says his team has had zero talks about potentially boycotting games. "If our players came to me tomorrow and said we don't feel comfortable playing, obviously I would support that." 5 months ago – via Twitter MarkG_Medina Mark Medina: Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert on Celtics and Raptors possibly boycotting their game: "It's great to have those conversations. Obviously all the messages we try to put out there and things we do to make an impact are great. But apparently, things aren't changing." 5 months ago – via Twitter flasportsbuzz Barry Jackson: Spoelstra said Heat has not discussing boycotting its next game but said he's horrified by Jacob Blake shooting. 5 months ago – via Twitter IraHeatBeat Ira Winderman: Erik Spoelstra, on whether his players have discussed a boycott, "Andre gives us the update with what was discussed. From our end, there haven't been any discussions of that." 5 months ago – via Twitter IraHeatBeat Ira Winderman: Erik Spoelstra, on talk of boycott at Disney, "I"m just going to observe and see what's going to happen over the next 24 hours." 5 months ago – via Twitter MarkG_Medina Mark Medina: Clippers coach Doc Rivers on Celtics/Raptors possibly boycotting game: "Our players have a voice, and they should have a voice ... I support what they support. We have to let our young people lead us. It will be great with whatever they do." Kenny Smith, Media, Uncategorized Kenny Smith, Media Storyline: Players Boycott shares share tweet pin sms send email
Steve Nash: Defense is going to make or break Nets' season Brian Lewis: Nash: “Defense has to be our No. 1 priority. Its going to make or break our season.” #Nets 38 mins ago – via Twitter NYPost_Lewis Top Rumors Top Rumors, Steve Nash, Brooklyn Nets
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Kevin Porter thanks Cavaliers in Instagram post JD Shaw: Kevin Porter Jr. thanks the Cavaliers and city of Cleveland in an Instagram post: pic.twitter.com/uxpe6PqtYZ Kevin Porter Jr. thanks the Cavaliers and city of Cleveland in an Instagram post: pic.twitter.com/uxpe6PqtYZ — JD Shaw (@JShawNBA) January 22, 2021 38 mins ago – via Twitter JShawNBA Trade, Top Rumors Top Rumors, Trade, Kevin Porter, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets This rumor is part of a storyline: 16 more rumors
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Brian Robb: Brad Stevens on back-to-back sets against the same team: “All in all, it’s a plus.” 38 mins ago – via Twitter BrianTRobb Brad Stevens, Uncategorized Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics
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Marc D’Amico: #NEBHInjuryReport update: Brad Stevens says of Jayson Tatum, “I think he’s closer rather than not. He’ll work out today, tomorrow in Boston, and then we’ll go from there.” 38 mins ago – via Twitter celtics Brad Stevens, Uncategorized Brad Stevens, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics Storyline: Coronavirus
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