In March, the NBA was the first league to shut down following the positive coronavirus test of Jazz center Rudy Gobert. All leagues at all levels followed suit over the next few days.
On Wednesday, the NBA was the first to take action after police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wis., with the Milwaukee Bucks igniting a walkout during the playoffs.
And for the second consecutive day Thursday, the NBA didn’t hold any playoff games and other leagues again followed suit, with the WNBA postponing its games again, the NHL postponing its playoff games, some NFL teams canceling practices and some MLB teams postponing their games, including the Twins vs.