Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard JR Smith says all the people who are against the Black Lives Matter movement won't get to watch or root for their favorite basketball team now that boycotts are in play.
After three games were postponed on Wednesday following the Jacob Blake shooting, Smith took to IG and said, “Oh you don't hear us….well now you can't see us!!!!”
JR Smith had a strong message relating to the NBA players' boycott. pic.twitter.com/80yPYnj5gv
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) August 26, 2020
Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back despite being unarmed and committing no crime. The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics talked about possibly boycotting on Tuesday and now it has come to fruition a day later.
JR Smith and the Lakers are up 3-1 on the Portland Trail Blazers in their first-round series. Los Angeles is one win away from advancing to the second round, but it's unclear when Game 5 will be played following Wednesday's events.
Smith averaged 2.8 points in 13.2 minutes a night for the Lakers during the seeding games. He's currently putting up 4.7 points in the Blazers series in 15.7 minutes per game. The Lakers have looked like title contenders ever since their Game 1 blunder.
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