Islanders captain Anders Lee only learned of Wednesday’s boycotts in professional sports as he walked to his post-game press conference with NBA and Major League Baseball teams protesting social injustice.
But Lee, also the Islanders’ representative to the NHL Players’ Association, said he believed the topic was being discussed among players in his sport.
A Black man, Jason Blake, was shot multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Bucks were the first to declare they were boycotting their NBA playoff game on Wednesday.
“I think those conversations are going on,” Lee said after the Islanders' 4-3 overtime loss in Game 2 against the Flyers at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.