No longer was sports offering gentrified protest, with league-endorsed slogans on basketball jerseys. Calm collapsed in the face of the inevitably growing power of players to make more than a statement. They took action
AUGUST 27: Philadelphia Phillies players leave the stadium after the cancellation of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals as players protest racial injustice on August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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