Several NBA Players React to Storming Capitol

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Published on January 7 2021 6:10 am
Last Updated on January 7 2021 6:10 am

Several National Basketball Association teams reacted Wednesday to the storming of the Capitol, as well as to the decision a day earlier not to charge the Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in the back last year, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics said in a joint statement they were playing “with a heavy heart,” and they knelt during the national anthem. The

Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons both took turnovers on their first possessions, with all 10 players kneeling. The Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors stood in a circle and linked arms for the anthems.

 

Enforcement Response If People Had Been Black

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers suggested Wednesday that the law enforcement response to the storming of the Capitol would have been different if the rioters were Black.

He said, “Could you imagine today if those were all Black people . . . what would’ve happened?”

He contrasted it to Wednesday: “No police dogs turned on people, no billy clubs hitting people, people peacefully being escorted out of the Capitol.”

 

Fultz To Miss Rest Of Season

Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during Wednesday night’s game against the

Cleveland Cavaliers. Fultz, who was the Number 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, was hurt just minutes into the game. 

 

Neal Scores 60 In Losing Effort

The Washington Wizards’ Bradley Neal scored 60 points Wednesday's in a 141-136 losing effort by his team against the Philadelphia 76ers. It was Beal’s first career 60-point game and tied a Wizards franchise record. 

 

National Basketball Association

Wednesday, January 6 Scoreboard

Sacramento 128, Chicago 124

Los Angeles Clippers 108, Golden State 101

Phoenix 123, Toronto 115

Oklahoma City 111, New Orleans 110

MIlwaukee 130, Detroit 115

New York 112, Utah 100

Boston 107, Miami 105

Charlotte 102, Atlanta 94

Philadelphia 141, Washington 136

Orlando 105, Cleveland 94

Indianapolis 114, Houston 107

 

Thursday, January 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Los Angeles Lakers, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 9 p.m.

 

National Basketball Association Standings

WESTERN CONFERENCE

                                                      W      L      PCT.      GB

Phoenix                                         6       2       .750       ---

Los Angeles Lakers                      6       2       .750       ---

Los Angeles Clippers                    6       3       .667       0.5

New Orleans                                 4       4       .500        2.0

Utah                                               4       4       .500        2.0

Golden State                                 4       4       .500        2.0

Sacramento                                   4       4        .500       2.0

Denver                                           3       4        .429       2.5

Dallas                                            3       4       .429       2.5

San Antonio                                  3       4       .429       2.5

Portland                                        3       4       .429        2.5

Oklahoma City                              3       4       .429       2.5

Houston                                        2       4       .333       3.0

Minnesota                                     2       5       .286       3.5

Memphis                                       2       5       .286      3.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE

                                                      W      L      PCT.      GB

Philadelphia                                   7       1       .875       ---

Orlando                                         6       2       .750       1.0

Indiana                                          6       2       .750       1.0

Boston                                           6       3       .667       1.5

New York Knicks                           5       3       .625       2.0

Milwaukee                                    5       3       .625       2.0

Cleveland                                     4       4       .500       3.0

Brooklyn                                       4       4       .500       3.0

Atlanta                                          4       4        .500       3.0

Chicago                                        4       5       .444       3.5

Miami                                            3       4       .429       3.5

Charlotte                                       3       5       .373       4.0

Washington                                  2       6       .250       5.0

Toronto                                         1       6       .143       5.5

Detroit                                           1       7       .125       6.0