Raptors Internally Discuss Boycott In Response To Jacob Blake Shooting By Police
The Toronto Raptors have discussed the possibility of boycotting games following the continued acts of police brutality against Black people in the United States.
Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by police in Wisconsin on Sunday. Blake has survived but is paralyzed from the waist down.
\"I\'m pretty sick to my stomach to have to sit up here and talk about this again,\" said Norm Powell.
Toronto opens up their second round series against the Boston Celtics on Thursday.
\"I think it’s been talked about,\" Powell said about a potential boycott of games. \"I think everybody is at the point of sitting up and saying, ‘Black Lives Matter’ and sitting up and having these discussions in Zoom calls. That’s not getting the job done. Taking a knee for the anthem, that’s not getting the job done. It’s starting to get washed out.\"
\"I\'m in a different place today, emotionally speaking. It\'s starting to feel like everything we\'re doing is just going through the motions, nothing\'s changing,\" Fred VanVleet said.
\"What are we willing to give up? Do we actually give a f--- about what’s going on?”
Marcus Smart said the Celtics have also discussed boycotting.
\"We haven\'t confirmed anything but it\'s definitely something in the back of our minds,\" said Smart.
