(CNN)NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, according to multiple reports. Still, the league said three playoff games were postponed on Thursday — as athletes across the US sports landscape joined in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by refusing to play scheduled games or practice for a second consecutive day. “We are hopeful to resume games either Friday or Saturday,” the National Basketball Association said. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the NBA players’ decision to return to the postseason. The postponements come after a historic day for professional sports, with athletes banding together to stand against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Read More A video conference call “to discuss next steps” was to be held Thursday between “a group of NBA players and team governors representing the 13 teams in Orlando, along with representatives from the National Basketball Players Association and the league office and NBA Labor Relations Committee Chairman Michael Jordan,” according to the statement. CNN has sought comment from the players’ union. Trumps says player protests not good for sports or country President Trump likened the NBA to a “political organization” and slammed its “very bad” ratings when… Read full this story
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