DETROIT – Players for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks joined together to take a knee after the game started on Wednesday night.
The move comes after the Celtics and Heat issued a joint statement calling out the differences in treatment between Black and white protesters after riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon.
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Pistons coach Dwane Casey said it was also to show support for Jacob Blake’s family.
The Bucks and Pistons tip and take a knee: pic.twitter.com/imATR6FC5L
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) January 7, 2021
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat release statement: pic.twitter.com/GEUryOiEG0
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 7, 2021