It remains unclear exactly when the WNBA will resume play. Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports

WNBA remains postponed amid Jacob Blake shooting protests

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 8/27/20

The WNBA will remain idle through at least Thursday amid athlete strikes following the shooting of Jacob Blake.

ESPN's Mechelle Voepel confirmed that the planned Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings-New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces-Seattle Storm contests are postponed. It's believed games could resume Friday, but the league and Women's National Basketball Players Association didn't confirm that as of Thursday afternoon.

On the same day that the NBA postponed its playoff action after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to leave their locker room for a Game 5 showdown with the Orlando Magic, the WNBA canceled all of its fixtures.

Atlanta Dream center Elizabeth Williams shared a player statement on the decision.

Center @E_Williams_1 reads statement on @espn as the representative for all @WNBA players. Tonight's games have been cancelled. pic.twitter.com/xDz4uCQSiD
— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) August 26, 2020

Blake, a Black man, was shot at least seven times by police officers in Kenosha, Wisc., on Sunday. He survived but is reportedly paralyzed.

As of the posting of this piece, all NBA and NHL postseason games scheduled for Thursday are postponed. At least two MLB contests scheduled for Aug. 27 are also called off.

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