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LeBron is the most powerful athlete in sports by a country mile. If the Lakers and Clippers don’t play the season is over. The ball now is in the owners hands to force politicians to act and stop coddling the police.

— Laker Central (@LakerCentral365) August 27, 2020

Sources: Every team besides Lakers and Clippers voted to continue playing. LeBron James said in meeting he want owners to be more involved/take action.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2020

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers have voted to boycott the rest of the playoffs and were the first two teams to exit the meeting, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 27, 2020

Before a packed room of teams in a hotel ballroom at Disney, the discussion is centering on whether to continue with the playoffs — or end the season, sources tell ESPN. So far, there seems to be momentum not to play the three playoff games on Thursday, but nothing's decided.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 27, 2020

Barnes told them that the most important thing they could press for, is "for action at every level of government."

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has called a special session of the State Legislature and urged lawmakers to vote on a legislative package that includes police reform

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) August 27, 2020

That police reform legislation was introduced on June 20. It has not been voted on yet.

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) August 27, 2020