NBA call a big deal

SPORT’S importance beyond its natural boundaries continues to be underlined across the Atlantic.

The postponement of the NBA play-offs for the last two nights as a means to the end of societal reform in the United States should not be underestimated.

It was a big deal and it was a bold step by the players to drive it.

All power to them. Basketball players withdrawing their labour will not solve American racial injustice alone but it represents another shoulder to the wheel.

Sportspeople have a powerful voice.