by Maggie Mertens

The world of sports came to a standstill this week when the Milwaukee Bucks announced they would not be playing their NBA playoff games on Wednesday or Thursday to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 23. Soon, all the NBA teams scheduled to play had joined the strike. Several Major League Baseball teams also opted not to play, including the Seattle Mariners, the team with the most Black players in the league. Five Major League Soccer matches and two National Hockey League games were also postponed after pressure from players.