'Black Lives Matter' to be painted on courts at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for NBA's resumed 2020 season
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Koepka's, McDowell, and Simpson are latest to withraw from the Travelers Championship Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell are both withdrawing from the Travelers Championship after their caddies, Ricky Elliott and Ken Comboy, both tested positive for coronavirus. The younger brother of Brooks, Chase Koepka, who won a Monday qualifier to play this week, has also decided to withdraw from the Traveler's Championship. Webb Simpson, who tested negative for the virus, is the latest golfer to opt out of playing this week. He put out a statement saying a family member back home had tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Even though Simpson tested negative for the virus, he felt his best bet was with his family in North Carolina to quarantine at home. In an interview on Wednesday at the Travelers Championship, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said, "“we’ve seen some instances where, let’s say, we’ve gotten a little bit lax or away from protocol,” “All of us have an extraordinary responsibility to follow those protocols. For any individual that does not, there will be serious repercussions,” Monahan said. If a PGA Tour player tests positive for the coronavirus and it is discovered that he did not follow the safety protocols, he will no longer be eligible for a $100,000 stipend issued by the tour.
As part of its ongoing efforts to address racial inequality, the NBA and the players union have agreed to have “Black Lives Matter” painted on the courts inside both sidelines of the venues at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex when it resumes the 2019-20 season on July 30, a person familiar with the details told USA TODAY Sports. That person was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about internal matters publicly.
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The person added the slogans will be painted on the side of the court in front of the scorer's table and on the other side of the court in front of the broadcast booth.
The NBA and the NBPA had announced last week that it would pursue various initiatives involving racial equality amid ongoing protests more than a month following a string of incidents involving law enforcement killing Black people, including George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor and Elijah McClain.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league has created a foundation “to expand educational and economic opportunities across the Black Community.” Silver and NBPA president Chris Paul called on the league to improve its hiring practice for Black people, women and other minorities for front office and coaching positions. And the NBA’s 113-page health and safety protocol said it has a planned partnership with the National Urban League.
Neither party shared other specifics on any initiatives. It is not clear if the NBA will allow teams to protest during the national anthem after having a rule established in 1981 that requires teams to “stand and line up in a dignified posture.” But NBA spokesman Mike Bass told USA TODAY Sports recently “that we will work in partnership with the players on important issues like this.”
It is not clear if the NBA will wear “Black Lives Matter” on the back of their jerseys like teams in the Premier League have done, but Paul recently told The Undefeated that he likes that idea. Since George’s murder, NBA teams have held Zoom calls for guest speakers that specialize in social justice and racial issues.
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