LAFC's Mark-Anthony Kaye tells MLS to 'fix' statement over decision to boycott games
This is a reminder that words very much matter.
On Wednesday, athletes and teams in other sports joined the NBA boycott that started with the Milwaukee Bucks, and that included MLS. Five games ended up being boycotted, although the league’s earliest scheduled game between Orlando City and Nashville ended up being played.
But when MLS put out a statement that it “made the decision to postpone the remaining five matches … scheduled for this evening,” LAFC midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye called out the league for its phrasing, pointing out — like LeBron James did — that the players did this, not leagues:
Other players joined in and reiterated they chose not to play: