With Donald Trump giving his last blows From the White House, which should leave on January 20 if it does not want to provoke an institutional crisis in the United States, the NBA stars received with indignation the decision to free the police officer from any judicial responsibility. shot and paralyzed Jacob Blake last August.
The incident then triggered the historic boycott of NBA players to the playoffs of the Orlando bubble, who were suspended for three days before the team of athletes.
The decision not to press charges Rest Sheskey, who fired seven shots at Blake’s body, threatens to resurface the demands of the NBA community, which came out to protest in a whirlwind through the loudspeaker of social networks.
“Not at all”LeBron James responded to a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. quoted by rapper Common: “An unjust law is not law at all.”
His partner in the Lakers Wesley Matthews, who was a member of the Bucks when they starred in the league roster, spoke at length on the subject at the postgame press conference:
“It is disheartening. It’s about what’s right and what’s wrong. This should not hold back citizens who try to do good, who fight for equality and for the things that are right. It cannot stop us, we cannot lose our minds, we must not start causing disturbances … It’s about human lives, it bothers me as a citizen of Wisconsin. It bothers me as a human being that justice is not justice. It is hard, but it should not deviate from the path or from where we want to go ”.
The Bucks released a statement Through their social networks in which they showed their absolute rejection of the acquittal of the three policemen involved in the incident.
“The organization stands firm against the use of excessive force by the security forces”, shared the team. “The last year has revealed the social injustices faced by the African American community and other underserved communities. Recurring incidents of excessive use of force and immediate escalation against the black community must stop”.
Several stars used their post-game press conferences to mourn the events and wonder what else needs to happen for there to be change.
“There comes a point where you think, what else has to happen?”, valued Donovan Mitchell, a benchmark for the Utah Jazz. “It is a blow to the heart and stomach”LeBron opined after his tweet.
“I can’t change how people think, but you have to get those people out of their uniforms … I am not a politician, but I will continue to do everything possible to educate young black people in my community, ”he said. Kawhi Leonard.
The coaches also said theirs. Steve Nash was “very disappointed” and Quin Snyder recalled that the NBA community closely follows the development of these recurring problems. “It is a constant dialogue for us.”
Other teams and athletes also shared their disappointment at the unpunished outcome of the case. The Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, played his game with his black kit to protest the decision of justice.
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