More NBA Transactions » CJ McCollum (3) of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots against the Memphis Grizzlies and during the first quarter in the Western Conference play-in game one at The Field House on Aug. 15, 2020. I don't care if there's a 10-time felon who has done things. Damian Lillard (0) of the Portland Trail Blazers drives past Grayson Allen (3) of the Memphis Grizzlies during the first quarter in the Western Conference play-in game one at The Field House on Aug. 15, 2020. That's my issue. Hopefully, we can do something about it now so it doesn't get to that point and it stops all the madness and hopefully, we can get to a point where everything's good. Is that fake numbers or fake news or are those numbers real and you refuse to acknowledge them? That's the positive.People talk about sports being a distraction. I had my license but that doesn't have anything to do with anything, I'm sitting in the passenger's seat.That was my first eye-opening experience. Both made strong statements on TNT's Inside the NBA.Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies sent out tweets on Wednesday to show support for the six teams that decided to boycott games in the NBA playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trailblazers, and Los Angeles Lakers all stood in solidarity as they decided to boycott all games today.The Indiana Pacers decided to fire veteran head coach Nate McMillian after the teams 99-87 loss to the Miami Heat ended their season with a 4-0 sweep.
In a historical fashion, the Bucks players decided to boycott the game - an unprecedented measure for the NBA. That's why we use interview times to talk about the issues so sports don't become a distraction. Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins talks with Dillon Brooks during the first half of an NBA Western Conference play-in Game 1 on Aug. 15, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Post as many things as you can as well as your viewpoint on anything else that's going on with the NBA or the Grizzlies right now!--Turn on the notifications on @AllGrizzlies to get updates on when all of our articles are posted.Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon is leaving the NBA bubble campus to rehab a hamstring injury and to focus on the recent social justice issues stemming from the player boycott over the last few days.
Do you think it will be safe? Tolliver is a respected veteran player in the NBA — who still plans on playing next season — and has played for 10 different teams throughout his 11-year career.Among the topics discussed in his News-Leader interview were the NBA's boycott, his thoughts on law enforcement, the racism he experienced growing up in Springfield, systemic racism and group economics.This isn't just an isolated event. To us, if you can't stand with us in the fight for equality and racial injustice, then I don't really care if you watch the NBA and I don't really care if you buy the jersey.Unfortunately, we look at some of these cases and say "that could be me" or "that could be any of my family members" in that same exact situation. Some people somewhat ignored some of the stuff that is going on because it was so hard to talk about and everything else.Now, with the combination of the coronavirus where everyone is at the house and cooped up and can't go anywhere, a lot less human interaction and then all of the sudden you get bombarded with a lot of these same things that have happened over the years.It's a lot harder to stay silent and I think we as NBA players and as athletes have gotten to the point where enough is enough and are sick and tired of the news talking about the same stuff all the time. No. We know we understand that certain things mean way more to life than just making money.We're in that position now that I don't think we can call the athlete selfish anymore after consciously knowing it's going to hurt our pocketbooks for standing up for what we know is right.
I don't want a subsection of people to look at the cops and automatically have fear. What does that have to do with anything? It was a system that was put in place to suppress Black people.What else could that be? But also, a distraction from the causes doesn't deflect from the causes.In some ways, one of the negatives is, sports can be a great outlet for some of the craziness. That's the complete opposite of greedy. Some people know about that, some people don't. For a lot of us, for a lot of athletes, who are not able to go out and play, it takes your mind off of this crazy stuff. © Kevin C. Cox, Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports It's clearly skewed. One time I was with a buddy of mine and we were sitting in the parking lot of putt-putt golf and our other buddies were trying to find us. The only way for us to get some things changed is if people are forced to address it or talk about it or act on it and bring more light to the issues. What do you mean? They served their time, whatever, it doesn't matter.To me, if a cop is in true danger, there is no way a cop should be in a position where they are making a decision on this person's life unless that cop's life is in danger. © Kevin C. Cox, Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports I don't know how they see me. I was just confused because I wasn't even driving.That's not the end of the world but it's one of my only experiences with cops with that. I wanted to bring light to the history of group economics in African American communities and more specifically to Black Wall Street and the Tulsa race riots that happened. But why would you ever do that? It's just whenever there are cases where the confusion is "Why did you feel like your life was in jeopardy?" Like, my dad is 75 years old. MLB's top story lines: Jose Abreu on a hitting hot streakSixers fire Brett Brown, but who takes the helm next?Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer addresses Jacob Blake shootingCC Sabathia and MLBPA address Black representation in baseballWhich prospects are the Minnesota Timberwolves considering with the top pick in NBA draftMavericks stars Doncic and Porzingis envision upset of ClippersAll eyes focused on return of 38-year-old Ben RoethlisbergerBody cam footage of Raptors owner and Warriors security during 2019 FinalsThe Milwaukee Bucks — the NBA's team in Wisconsin, a state that has seen protests in recent days after a police officer shot a 29-year-old Black man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back in Kenosha, 45 minutes south of Milwaukee — led the way as they collectively made the decision to not play Wednesday. I have hope that things will change for the positive over time.