美国国家公共电台 NPR--To encourage fans to vote, the NBA won't hold games on Election Day

To encourage fans to vote, the NBA won't hold games on Election Day

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The NBA won't hold any games on November 8 — Election Day for the 2022 midterms — in an effort to focus on encouraging fans to vote.

"The scheduling decision came out of the NBA family's focus on promoting nonpartisan civic² engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections," the league said in a tweet.

The NBA says over the next few months, teams will provide information on their state's voting process and voter registration³ deadlines in order to help fans make a plan to vote.

The announcement was first reported by NBC News.

Additionally, the Monday before Election Day, the league's 30 teams will play in games to promote civic engagement and to also encourage fans and staff to vote this year.

"It's unusual. We don't usually change the schedule for an external event," James Cadogan, the executive director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition⁴, told NBC. "Voting and Election Day are obviously unique and very important to our democracy."

This isn't the first time the NBA has taken steps to get involved in voter turnout.

In 2020, the league announced it was converting a number of arenas⁵ into polling locations for the presidential election. The decision was part of an agreement to resume games after players staged a walkout in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis.

NBA star LeBron James also launched an initiative the same year to protect voting rights.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

3 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 arenas   

表演场地( arena的名词复数 )； 竞技场； 活动或斗争的场所或场面； 圆形运动场

参考例句：

• Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
• Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗？