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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNBA players boycott? Why 'boycott' is not the correct term
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-08-26/nba-players-boycott-why-thats-not-the-correct-termAs professional sports contests evaporated Wednesday afternoon to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., LeBron James posted a brief message on Instagram. BOYCOTTED, the Lakers star wrote, NOT *POSTPONED.
What started with the Milwaukee Bucks refusing to take the court for Game 5 of their NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic quickly led to the leagues two other scheduled games, including the Lakers facing the Portland Trail Blazers, not taking place. The actions to draw attention to social injustice and police brutality spread to MLB, MLS and the WNBA, where some or all scheduled games were called off.
But whats the correct term for what happened? Boycotts? Postponements? Strikes? Or something else? From a pure legal standpoint, I would term these wildcat strikes, said Joseph Longo, an adjunct professor who teaches sports law at Loyola Law School. Hes also an attorney and MLB player agent.
Despite James and other players referring to the actions as boycotts, the traditional definition of the term revolves around an organized effort to hurt an entity financially in order to drive change or attract attention. That doesnt fit this situation. The players arent trying to damage their employers or affiliated entities like sponsors or television networks but instead want to draw attention to the Blake shooting and social injustice. I think its a euphemism for a work stoppage, Thomas Lenz, a law lecturer at USC and attorney specializing in labor and employment law, said of players describing the postponements as boycotts. When employees decide to withhold their services that is technically strike activity.
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Celerity
Aug 2020
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The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)1. True, Ma'am --- They Are On Strike
Though not for monetary gain to themselves.
luv2fly
(2,521 posts)2. The Brewers are playing a double header
To make up for the game they did not play. Some boycotts, protests, or whatever we want to call them don't last very long.
Zoonart
(13,318 posts)3. IS it finally time for a national wildcat strike?


Mike 03
(18,437 posts)5. Exactly. I'd call it a strike or walkout. Customers boycott. Athletes are not customers.
These are the workers. It would be like if A-list actors walked off the set of a $100 million dollar movie. It's a big deal. Work can't happen without them.
CrispyQ
(39,590 posts)7. The corporations need to wake up
And realize racism is bad for business. They need to speak out on this issue.