The uniqueness of the professional sports landscape in 2020 went to another level this past week, as over the course of hours, multiple sports teams in different teams across the country decided to boycott their games in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The idea began to gain momentum on Tuesday, August 25, when there were rumors from Orlando, the site of the NBA playoffs, that the Toronto Raptors were considering boycotting Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Boston Celtics. Several players in the Orlando bubble spoke about their anger over the events in Kenosha and their frustration with the reality of the bubble which was intended to isolate from the rest of the world.