Earlier this week, Jacob Blake was shot seven times by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The graphic video of the incident once again put the issue of police brutality against Black men into focus, and the sports community responded in a multitude of ways.
The most prominent early response was the Milwaukee Bucks refusing to play their NBA playoff game Wednesday, leading to all the NBA’s playoff games being postponed on Wednesday and Thursday (and likely Friday). A number of other sports teams and leagues cancelled games and practices in response, as players met with management to try to come up with next steps in the ongoing struggle for racial equality.