"We've done a good job of getting to this point," Suns coach Monty Williams said, according to the Associated Press (h/t.Phoenix's final two seeding games will be against Philadelphia and Dallas. They’re down a whopping 40% from just two years ago, and 27% from last year.First round NBA playoffs hit an 11 year ratings low, down 27% from last year, 40% from two years ago. However, the league suspended the season on March 11, 2020, hours after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and after some players tested positive for the virus. "I understand the pain, anger and frustration that so many of us are feeling in this moment. It's been an impressive and improbable run, but it will need to keep playing well in order to get into the postseason, which seemed like an unlikely scenario two weeks ago.

But he needs your support in order to keep delivering quality, independent journalism. But even if they win both games, they'll need to hope the Grizzlies and/or Trail Blazers lose to move in front of one of them.Like the Suns, the Spurs are in a position where they'll need some help to get into the play-in game. But a log-in is still required for our PDFs.Share gift link below with your friends and family.They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.You can read this subscriber-only article in full,All done! "We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial equality. WASHINGTON (AFP) - NBA playoff games will resume on Saturday after the league and players agreed Friday (Aug 28) on plans for greater social justice and racial equality measures following the,NBA commissioner Adam Silver and National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts said in a joint statement that "All parties agreed to resume NBA playoff games on Saturday. The Nos. "I'm not worried about no play-in game right now," Grizzlies guard Ja Morant said, according to.The Grizzlies are still to play the Celtics and Bucks, and although those are two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, both could rest key players as they are already locked into their seeds for the playoffs. And now, even getting to the No. "If we're able to be in that ninth spot, that's quite a victory and it says a lot about how this young group has come together with three of the starters out," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, according to the Associated Press (h/t.In its final two seeding games, San Antonio plays Houston and Utah, two strong teams that could pose a challenge. 8 seed wins, they'll advance; if the No. For the first time since the NFL’s 2016 decline, sports media added the ratings beat to its fading arsenal. ".The move led to postponements in support of social justice over the past two days in Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the Women's NBA and the National Hockey League.While players weren't on the court, they were talking with NBA club owners about their desire to see the league undertake broader measures for social change, frustrated by video of Blake, a black man, being shot in the back seven times by a policeman in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he tried to get into a car where his three children were seated. The first round of the NBA playoffs schedule 2020 was released by the league Thursday, with seven of the eight matchups locked in. This article is now fully available for you,Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full.The gift link for this subscriber-only article has expired.Get unlimited access to The Straits Times and more at S$ 0.99/month.You have reached your limit of subscriber-only articles this month.Orlando Magic assistant coach Mike Batiste looks on before Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round was boycotted by the Milwaukee Bucks on Aug 26, 2020.In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content,Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months*,Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court,Basketball: NBA star LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of November US election,NBA: Players decide to continue season after boycott over racial injustice,Basketball: Bucks boycott NBA playoff game over police shooting. Western Conference semifinals (1) Lakers vs. (4) Rockets.

A Harris Poll found that 38% of sports fans say they’re watching fewer games because the NBA has “become too political.” But the injection of partisanship isn’t the only reason fans have chosen to tune out.I explained the reasons last month reacting to a report viewership is down a damning 45% on broadcast TV since 2011-12:There will come a day of reckoning for these new woke sports teams.They’re going to have to decide if they want to support progressivism, or pay their players because as it stands now, the fans are telling them loud and clear that they can’t do both.And if Mark Cuban is the “businessman” that he claims he is, he will lose the “woke” garbage and get back to supporting the actual sport and let his spoiled-rotten players play SJW warrior on their own time.Attn: Wayne Dupree is a free speech champion who works tirelessly to bring you news that the mainstream media ignores. Re-live some of the most iconic moments in NBA Playoff history. 198402868E. Along with spin-master Mark Cuban, the non-paid PR reps spent half the day boasting and retweeting that a down-to-the-wire Game 7 drew 4 million viewers. They were six games behind the Grizzlies for the No. He asks people who’re watching the games but turns off the comments so nobody can reply.However, it doesn’t seem like it’s working.Will you support sports teams that encourage or allow "Activism" on the court, track or field?Things are looking very bleak for the NBA, and as they descend deeper into “wokeness,” more people are tuning out and instead of being a smart businessman and recognizing that his customers don’t like the product he’s selling, Mr. Cuban, who has stage 5 TDS, maks excuses and burrows even deeper into his “woke” hole.You gotta check out this video on Cuban and the new “woke” NBA.

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