鞍山雅思|NBA球员们为社会正义而战

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As Jacob Blake was added to the long list of Black people law enforcement hasbrutalized①, it became clear to NBA players that previous pleas for social justice weren't enough. Wednesday afternoon kicked off what will go down as one of the most important days in the history of athlete activism② as Milwaukee Bucks players refused to leave the locker room to take the floor for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. After that, the NBA announced all three games on the schedule would be postponed. On August 28th, NBA players appear to have decided to resume the postseason③ at the Walt Disney World Resort. Theleague④ released a statement saying Thursday's games would be postponed, but that they were hoping to restart Friday or Saturday. （CNN）

雅各布·布莱克，又一名黑人遭受执法人员“处决式执法”，NBA球员们清楚地意识到之前对于社会公正的呼吁还远远不够。26日下午，密尔沃基雄鹿队的球员拒绝离开更衣室参加与对手奥兰多魔术队首轮系列赛的第五场比赛，这个下午成为开启运动员激进行为的重要日子。在那之后，NBA宣布将原定的三场比赛延期举办。8月28日，NBA球员似乎已决定在华特·迪士尼世界度假区恢复季后赛。联盟发表声明宣称27日的比赛将延期举办，但他们仍希望能在28日或29日重启季后赛。

【注释】

① brutalize: [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] v. to make sb. unable to feel normal human emotions such as pity 使丧失人类情感；使变残忍

② activism: [ˈæktɪvɪzəm] n. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change 激进主义（或行为）（指为实现政治或社会变革而采取激进活动的政策或行动）

③postseason: [ˈpəʊstsiːzn] n. taking place after the end of the regular season （主北美）季后赛

④ league:[liːɡ] n. a group of sports people or nations who have combined for a particular purpose 同盟；联盟

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