The Daily Spread: NBA Players Continue to Disagree, Oluwatoyin Salau Dead at 19 + Other News of the Day

The big news continues to be the country’s response to racial issues and calls for change, with reactions good and bad. Unfortunately, that includes more tragedy with the death of Oluwatoyin Salau, and plenty of disagreement, including between NBA players. We have all that and more on the June 15 Sideaction Daily Spread.

News

Body of Oluwatoyin Salau, 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist, found after going missing June 6

Cuomo: New York bars/restaurants will lose liquor licenses if they do not use social distancing measures

Kentucky tattoo shop will cover racist tattoos for free

Colorado passes police reforms in response to protests

Zoom confirms it censored pro-Hong Kong activists at China’s request

Florida eclipses 2,000 new COVID cases on consecutive days amidst reopenings

Sports

Brandon Prust with possibly worst take on police practices yet

Hawks will recognize Juneteenth as permanent work holiday

Solomon Hill’s take on playing versus not playing

we wore “I can’t breathe” t-shirts, we met with “local” police, nothing moved. nothing came from it, at all. we shouldn’t have to give money continuasly to communities, our government has more than enough to do so, to build its citizens up the same way it built other.

— solomon hill (@solohill) June 13, 2020

Patrick Beverley — potentially sarcastically — says players will play if LeBron says they will

Hoopers say what y’all want. If @KingJames said he hooping. We all hooping. Not Personal only BUSINESS🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 🙏🏾 #StayWoke ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) June 14, 2020

Amanda Nunes mulls retirement after winning at UFC 250

Ohio State football players will have to sign a risk waiver due to COVID

Culture

Tennessee capitol may replace KKK monument with a Dolly Parton statue

Gone With the Wind returns to HBO Max with historical context introduction

Stephen Amell accuses neighbor of defecating on his roof

John Oliver on facial recognition technology

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