{"id":589,"date":"2020-09-04T03:10:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T03:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/?p=589"},"modified":"2020-09-04T03:10:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T03:10:29","slug":"nba-player-boycott-our-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/nba-player-boycott-our-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Player Boycott &#8211; Our Reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_591\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Post_Jesse-D.-Garrabrant-NBAE-via-Getty-Images.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-591\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Post_Jesse-D.-Garrabrant-NBAE-via-Getty-Images-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Post_Jesse-D.-Garrabrant-NBAE-via-Getty-Images-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Post_Jesse-D.-Garrabrant-NBAE-via-Getty-Images-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Post_Jesse-D.-Garrabrant-NBAE-via-Getty-Images-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Post_Jesse-D.-Garrabrant-NBAE-via-Getty-Images.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Jesse D. Garrabrant, NBAE via Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>How practical were the NBA player boycotts in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake?<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, NBA players collectively banned together to refuse play for two consecutive days on August 27 and 28. We discuss the practicality of the walk-off, whether it&#8217;s appropriate that professional athletes are being placed on the frontlines in the fight against racial inequality, and how others are being let off the hook.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For more commentary on sports and social justice, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/kyrie-irving-does-not-want-to-resume-nba-play-to-keep-focus-on-black-lives-matter-our-thoughts\/\">Kyrie Irving Does Not Want to Resume NBA Play to Keep Focus on Black Lives Matter \u2013 Our Thoughts<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/video-colin-kaepernick-mistakes-made-and-lessons-learned\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colin Kaepernick: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NBA Player Boycott - Our Reactions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQXbxZVGhWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow Me: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/javis.ogden\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/javisogden\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Dade: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dade.dinero.1\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/305_and_beyond\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out Dade&#8217;s PVO apparel line at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pvoapparel.store\/\">PVOapparel.store <\/a><\/strong>as well as on Instagram <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pvo.apparel\/\">@pvo.apparel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA players collectively banned together to refuse play for two consecutive days on August 27 and 28. 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