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Harrison Barnes, Jaylen Brown, George Hill, Chris Paul And Dwight Powell Named Recipients of 2019-20 End-Of-Season NBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 5, 2020

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul and Dallas Mavericks forward-center Dwight Powell have received the 2019-20 End-of-Season NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente in recognition of their continued commitment to positively impacting their
communities through sustained efforts over the course of the season,

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NBA’s Playoff Game Boycotts Sparks Domino Effect Across Major League Sports Amidst Jacob Blake Shooting

Lauren A. Jones, Contributing Writer August 26, 2020

The Milwaukee Bucks took a historic stand by electing not to play in the scheduled Wednesday Game 5 of the NBA Playoff series versus the Orlando Magic to boycott police brutality and specifically boycott the treatment of Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old American Black man who was shot in the back seven times by a Kenosha police officer that left him paralyzed earlier on Sunday.