By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After the first reports of the decision of the Milwaukee Bucks to sit out Game 5 against the Orlando Magic in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, numerous current and former NBA players expressed their support to their peers on social media.
Here are some of the most notable reactions, starting with a quite loud one by Lebron James.
FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020
Proud of my brothers✊?@Bucks @NBA #NecessaryGoodTrouble #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/sYOos4prW8
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) August 26, 2020
Proud of our players! @Nba
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 26, 2020
Huge respect to @Bucks and all other teams and players,I hope this will determine real change @NBA
— Hidayet Türkoğlu (@hidoturkoglu15) August 26, 2020
WE DEMAND CHANGE! SALUTE @Bucks ✊????
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 26, 2020
We need CHANGE!
Change can NOT wait!
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) August 26, 2020
Respect @bucks!!!!
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 26, 2020
This shit bigger than basketball! Whoever don’t understand that is part of the problem.
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 26, 2020
Respect! ✊?
— LaMarcus Aldridge (@aldridge_12) August 26, 2020
✊?✊?✊?✊?✊?
— Willy Hernangómez (@willyhg94) August 26, 2020
We have the strongest, most unified league in the world!!! #change
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 26, 2020
✊?✊?✊?✊?✊?
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) August 26, 2020