James’ tweet comes in the wake of the decision of the Milwaukee Bucks, and several other players and teams, deciding to not play their three playoff games on Wednesday. The LeBron James-led More Than A Vote organization and the L.A. Dodgers have teamed up to make Dodger Stadium a polling site for November's election. WE DEMAND CHANGE. "Heartbroken": Tributes pour in for actor Chadwick Boseman, who has died at 43Climate change may make extreme hurricane rainfall much more likelyBerlin police break up "anti-coronavirus" protest of 18,000Watch live: Trump speaks after surveying hurricane damagePortland protesters occupied mayor's presumed condoN.J. Believing instead, that their efforts could be better utilized fighting for social justice. The teams were set to begin Game 5 of their series shortly after 4 p.m., with the Bucks needing a win to advance to the second round.Players had been discussing boycotting games in the bubble after the shooting of Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ‘The stand taken today by the players and (the organization) shows that we’re fed up. "We are all in this together," James said in a statement. Team: Los Angeles Lakers. A lot of us now working together and here for every team who wants to follow the Dodgers lead and turn their stadium into a safer place for voting.
By Christopher Brito "The season is in jeopardy," one vet player here tells ESPN.According to Wojnarowski, whether the league finishes out the remainder of its season depends largely on the outcome of a players meeting scheduled for Wednesday night at 8 PM EST. The team, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, partnered to make Dodger Stadium a polling site for the 2020 general election, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. 8/28/2020 … Several NBA players, including LeBron James, tweeted out messages demanding change and the Boston Celtics’ official Twitter account did the same.As ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reports, the entire remainder of the NBA season is is jeopardy.Emotions are raw, players were already worn out of bubble environment prior to the Jacob Blake shooting and sources say discussions within teams are ongoing about postponing tomorrow's three games too — and beyond. The Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., the Spectrum Center and Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte are among other sports venues that will be used as voting sites. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Kobe Bryant during Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs on 8/24 — a date which marks the late Lakers legend’s two jersey numbers. "This is exactly why we created More Than a Vote. teen who organized BLM rally gets bill for police overtimeCensorship on social media? — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020. LeBron Raymone James Twitter: KingJames (King James, LBJ, Chosen One, Bron-Bron, The Little Emperor, The Akron Hammer, L-Train) Position: Power Forward and Point Guard and Small Forward and Shooting Guard Shoots: Right 6-9, 250lb (206cm, 113kg) . The voting site is a collaborative effort between the Dodgers and James tweeted his thanks to the Dodgers and Price for joining him in the initiative, and he implored other organizations to follow their lead. LeBron James and Los Angeles Dodgers team up to make Dodger Stadium a polling site for 2020 election. It's not what you thinkLeonard Cohen estate rebukes "Hallelujah" use at RNCBattleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground TrackerRepublicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago: CBS News pollWith more mail-in ballots, officials urge patience on election nightAmericans and the right to vote: Why it's not easy for everyoneDemocrats are happy with Biden's VP pick: CBS News pollWhy some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote countsWhat happens if the president doesn't accept the election results?Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots https://www.espn.com/.../lebron-james-made-arrival-2020-postseason
The NBA made their biggest social justice protest yet on Wednesday, when players decided to boycott three playoff games due to their frustrations over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.Then, the league’s biggest star took to Twitter to double-down on the players moves.LeBron James sent a simple and explicit message to his 47 million Twitter followers, about exactly where he and the players stood: FUCK THIS MAN!!!! It was unclear if they would be affected. By Christopher Brito August 14, 2020 / 12:04 PM / CBS News I’m incredibly proud of our guys and we stand 100% behind our players ready to assist and bring about real change.’There are three other playoff games scheduled Thursday.
The team wore … "We may not be able to play in front of our fans this year, but we can do our part to provide a core civic function and make sure that Angelenos can safely vote this fall," Price said in a statement.Dodger Stadium has been closed to the general public since the start of the MLB season.
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