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The Milwaukee Bucks made a powerful statement in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, deciding not to play Wednesday's Game 5 matchup against the Orlando Magic.
Their decision to take a stand drew praise from many across the basketball world, including Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.
FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020
Some things are bigger than basketball. The stand taken today by the players and org shows that we’re fed up. Enough is enough. Change needs to happen. I’m incredibly proud of our guys and we stand 100% behind our players ready to assist and bring about real change
— Alex Lasry (@AlexanderLasry) August 26, 2020
WE DEMAND JUSTICE!!!
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) August 26, 2020
WE DEMAND CHANGE! SALUTE @Bucks ✊🏾🙏🏾🗣
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 26, 2020
this shit gotta stop ‼️
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) August 26, 2020
Proud of our players! @Nba
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 26, 2020
Proud of my brothers✊🏻@Bucks @NBA #NecessaryGoodTrouble #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/sYOos4prW8
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) August 26, 2020
We have the strongest, most unified league in the world!!! #change
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 26, 2020
This shit bigger than basketball! Whoever don’t understand that is part of the problem.
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 26, 2020
#JusticeForJacobBlake pic.twitter.com/OhToTWSk9O
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 26, 2020
Powerful Statement ✊🏾🙏🏾 @Bucks
— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) August 26, 2020
✊🏾
— elfrid payton (@elfrid) August 26, 2020
What more are these interviews doing? Y’all know where we stand. What do you want to hear? I’m watching player and coach articulate this pain over and over again on deaf ears
— Malcolm Miller (@MalcMili13) August 26, 2020
A historic statement for justice. Respect, @bucks.#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/cTZSoQIvy6
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) August 26, 2020
Respect! ✊🏾
— LaMarcus Aldridge (@aldridge_12) August 26, 2020
We Demand Change. We so sick of this!!!
— Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33) August 26, 2020
Proud to be apart of this League... even more today ! WE WANT CHANGE🖤🖤
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) August 26, 2020
We need CHANGE!
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) August 26, 2020
Change can NOT wait!
BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL!
— Damion Lee (@Dami0nLee) August 26, 2020
✊🏽🤞🏽🙏🏽
#BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/Yn1vF0G6en
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) August 26, 2020
WE DEMAND CHANGE!!!!
— Tyus Jones (@1Tyus) August 26, 2020
STAND UP! ✊🏼
— Mario Hezonja (@mariohezonja) August 26, 2020
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
— Brent Barry (@Barryathree) August 26, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr #EqualityCantWait The NBA brotherhood is brave and strong and committed and never more proud of any association with this game than what I feel tonight in the actions of our players
So proud of all the teams taking a stand together!
— Jordan Bell (@1jordanbell) August 26, 2020
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) August 26, 2020
PROUD TO BE APART OF THE NBA
— Langston Galloway (@LangGalloway10) August 26, 2020
I believe my mentor Coach Dean Smith would be very proud of our sport at this moment.
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) August 26, 2020
