(ChurchLeaders) As racial unrest continues in the U.S., players with the NBA and other professional sports leagues are refusing to play in protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake that took place in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Various Christian leaders have weighed in on the NBA boycott, which was inspired by the Milwaukee Bucks, noting the influence these athletes possess.
“The NBA players are helping to calibrate America tonight. Praise God!” said Charlie Dates, senior pastor of Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., also praised the NBA boycott, saying, “What @NBA players did today matters greatly. Don’t think for a minute that it doesn’t.”