As the NBA got back to the court this weekend, the games were preempted by tributes to three people close to basketball in different ways, all of them having passed away this week. There was 18-year NBA vet Cliff Robinson, legendary Arizona coach Lute Olson and finally actor Chadwick Boseman. A moment of silence was given for all three before the playing of the national anthems.
Players and coaches have been kneeling for the anthems since the bubble began in July. The bubble itself was threatened this week when players opted to not play two days’ worth of playoff games to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake.