1 year ago: Sports world came to a halt to protest shooting of Jacob Blake

On August 26, 2020, the sports satellite came to a halt arsenic athletes protested the shooting of a Black antheral by cops successful Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The unprecedented determination began erstwhile the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their NBA playoff crippled against the Orlando Magic to protestation the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Three games were postponed connected Wednesday, but they resumed the pursuing day.

There were reports that the Lakers and Clippers had voted to extremity the playoffs, but by Thursday, Aug. 27, players reportedly agreed to proceed playing.

The league announced connected Twitter that Thursday and Friday's games were postponed. By Saturday, games resumed.

Several teams and players followed suit passim the sports world: MLS and WNBA postponed games, portion immoderate MLB teams and players postponed oregon sat out.

Several teams, including the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts, canceled signifier Thursday to protestation Blake's shooting successful the NFL.

Five Major League Soccer teams besides stood successful solidarity with the NBA, postponing matches connected Wednesday.

In Major League Baseball, respective teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds, chose not to play connected Wednesday.

Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Kemp sat retired successful protestation connected Wednesday.

The Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, and Philadelphia Phillies decided not to play connected Thursday.

The National Hockey League postponed Thursday and Friday's playoff games aft receiving backlash connected Wednesday. It decided to let respective games to hap and hold a infinitesimal of reflection alternatively of postponing games similar different clubs had done.

The WNBA besides postponed 3 games connected Wednesday.

Several college shot teams, including Oklahoma and Ole Miss, canceled signifier that Friday amid protestation of Blake's shooting.

The protests besides occurred connected the day of erstwhile San Francisco 49ers backmost Colin Kaepernick sitting during the nationalist anthem, demonstrating societal injustice and constabulary brutality.