After the Milwaukee Bucks, in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, decided to protest their first-round playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, the immediate future of the NBA was incredibly murky. What were the players hoping to accomplish with this protest? Was the bubble experiment over? Are the players even in a position to affect change? Only two days later, after various conversations among players, owners, and the league, the NBA and NBPA have announced basketball will resume beginning Saturday. The announcement didn’t reveal a sweeping commitment to antiracist causes from owners and the league some had hoped for when the strike began.
America Shouldn’t Need Black Athletes to Force Its Hand
