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The day the games stopped – a timeline since Jacob Blake was shot in the back – ESPN India
Players in the NBA, WNBA, MLB and MLS went from postgame pleas and posting on social media to boycotting games, hoping to build awareness and seeking social equality and justice. Here is a timeline.
On Sunday, there were four NBA playoff games, three WNBA games, two NHL playoff games, one MLS game and 14 MLB games.
The same day, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he tried to enter the driver’s side door of his vehicle. Three of his children were inside the vehicle. Officers said they were responding to a domestic disturbance. Video of the shooting was distributed on social media.
Blake’s attorney, Ben Crump, said his …
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