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Tracee Ellis Ross Calls NBA Players Strike "One of the Most American Things You Can Do"

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27.08.2020 - 22:27

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Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross has praised the decision by several NBA teams to strike over the Wisconsin police shooting of Jacob Blake earlier this week.

The Milwaukee Bucks, an NBA team located around an hour outside of Kenosha, where Blake was shot, never appeared on the court for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic Wednesday night.

Following the news of the Bucks' strike, the five remaining playoff teams, including the Magic, joined them in postponing their games, with Los Angeles' two teams, the Lakers and Clippers, voting to strike for the remainder of the season later in the day.

Ross admitted that she had just heard the news minutes before appearing virtually as a Wednesday night guest on The Late Late Show, but.

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