Plus: This isn't the first time the Celtics have taken the lead on racial justice, Dan Shaughnessy writes.

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GARY WASHBURN
NBA players were fed up with seeing Black people get shot. So it was time to take the game away from a country that might not deserve it
Three days after the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police, NBA players made the bold and unprecedented move of boycotting three playoff games Wednesday.

The players, including many members of the Celtics, discussed whether to abandon the rest of the NBA season entirely and return home, conversations that will reportedly continue Thursday.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Taking a stand on racial issues is in the best tradition of the Celtics ([link removed])
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