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Trump says NBA protest will ‘destroy’ basketball – Sydney Morning Herald
NBA players halted play for three days in a protest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Black Lives Matter is displayed near the NBA logo in an empty basketball arena Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Credit:AP
Trump said people did not want to be confronted with politics when watching sports.
Its very bad for the NBA, and its gonna prove to be very bad for football,” he said.
As part of the agreement, the NBA and its players will establish a social justice coalition that will focus on a broad range of issues, including increasing access to voting, promoting civic engagement,…
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