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OFFICIAL 2020 NBA PLAYOFF THREAD - DISNEY COVID INVITATIONAL EDITION - MAMBA FOREVER - LAKERS WIN THE RONA RAND - ALA FOREVER
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- Aug 20, 2001
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MLS bout to boycott as well
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there´s a certain beautiful irony in the fact that the Bucks were the first team off the court in this matter.
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N Craig Hodges...he tried the get a boycott back then
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Welp, Tampa bay nhl game just started 
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Circling back man I really appreciate CWebb interjecting.
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An important distinction for anyone who needs to hear it.
A boycott is what happens when a group of people decide to withhold their consumer dollars from a given establishment. Think of the 'Don't Buy Where you Can't Work' campaigns of the 1930s. Think of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
A strike is a refusal to work; it is a withdrawal of one's labor power through concerted and collective action.
What makes this strike remarkable was that it was not authorized by the Union head (Chris Paul) and was given without advance notice to employers. It was, in the truest sense of the term, a wildcat strike.
What we're seeing is not simply NBA and MLB players 'hittin em' in the pockets. That's on us as viewers and consumers. WE boycott. The players are, instead, recognizing that black labor is the foundation on which the entire system runs. They are pairing that material fact with the energy of the streets.
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Was the expectation that a player base that’s only like 20% American - and most of which don’t even have permanent homes here - and largely not affected by what’s going on in the United States would boycott?Welp, Tampa bay nhl game just started
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Yep lookin like it
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Wouldn’t expect much from the NHL. League is like 99 percent white and only like 25 percent of the players are even American.
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Whatever the players plan is moving forward, main thing is to sway the billionaire owners who have an influence and say on the politicians and lawmakers in this country who can do what’s necessary to hold these pigs accountable. If ******* with their nba tv deal money and potential fans in the crowd next season money is what it needs to take. So be it.
All the symbolic gestures like phrases on the jerseys and stuff are cool. But none of that is going to get these MAGA idiots to stop being pieces of ****. Most of them don’t even watch the nba to begin with. They’re showing their asses in the comment sections of all the news posts regarding this. They need to be called out and put on the spot not only on social media, but in person and made uncomfortable to where there’s consequences for acting like a prick. As a white, fellow whites need to be on their *** consistently and not let their slick and disrespectful comments slide, doesn’t matter if it’s a friend or relative. They need to be put on the spot and violated to where they’re getting checked constantly for that smug dismissive attitude and sentiment.
All the symbolic gestures like phrases on the jerseys and stuff are cool. But none of that is going to get these MAGA idiots to stop being pieces of ****. Most of them don’t even watch the nba to begin with. They’re showing their asses in the comment sections of all the news posts regarding this. They need to be called out and put on the spot not only on social media, but in person and made uncomfortable to where there’s consequences for acting like a prick. As a white, fellow whites need to be on their *** consistently and not let their slick and disrespectful comments slide, doesn’t matter if it’s a friend or relative. They need to be put on the spot and violated to where they’re getting checked constantly for that smug dismissive attitude and sentiment.
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People need to give these players more credit for boycotting these games.. This is literally the least they can do right now while being in this bubble. People need to remember that it doesn’t stop here they are still meeting and trying to figure things out. I think they need to shut down the season unfortunately. I think some of these players need to start putting their money where their mouth is though and start putting something together outside of basketball Instead of tweeting. Got people out here like mya moore showing these dudes up even though she doesnt have half the money or platform most of these nba guys have.
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I laughed when Kenny Smith walked out.
I don’t blame him. The whole team should’ve just walked.
what’s next? I say postpone some games.
I don’t blame him. The whole team should’ve just walked.
what’s next? I say postpone some games.
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They need to shut it down
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im for that. Smh. What a year this has been.
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It sucks. Im getting anxiety cuz theres no games tonight. It was peace. It was heaven for a bit for me. But its not right at the moment. Just not right
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Three Game 5s PPD after Bucks won't take floor
The NBA postponed all three playoff games set to take place on Wednesday after the Bucks decided to not take the court to protest the recent police shooting in Wisconsin.
I see baseball games are still underway.
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Hmmmmmmmm...
boycott would be us not watching the games.
employees not working is a strike. Specifically a wildcat strike because it wasn't organized by the PA/union.
they just can't explicitly call it a strike cause of the CBA
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