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Celtics, Heat: 'Must Not Forget Injustices' in Wake of Capitol Insurrection, Blake Ruling

Boston Celtics and Miami Heat players released a joint statement moments before tipoff on Wednesday, stating that they will "play tonight's game with a heavy heart" after the Kenosha County (Wisc.) district attorney decided not to prosecute the police officer who shot Jacob Blake while "knowing that protesters in our nation's capital are treated differently by political leaders depending on what side of certain issues they are on."

The statement came as protestors wrecked havoc in Washington D.C. as Congress met to formally count the electors who will make Joe Biden president on Jan. 20. There was a violent breach of the U.