ＮＢＡ、中間選挙当日には試合実施せず　ファンに投票促す

【ロサンゼルスＡＦＰ＝時事】米プロバスケットボール協会（ＮＢＡ）は１６日、１１月の重要な中間選挙の投票日には試合を行わないと発表した。（資料写真）
　連邦議会の勢力図が決まる中間選挙は１１月８日に行われるが、ＮＢＡは今月１７日に予定されている新シーズンの全日程公開に先立ち、その日に試合を組まないと発表。目的はファンに投票へ行ってもらうことだと述べた。
　ＮＢＡは発表文で、今回の決断は「ＮＢＡファミリーが超党派市民の参加を促進し、ファンに中間選挙中の投票予定を立ててもらうことを重視した結果」と話した。
　またＮＢＡは、各州での投票までの流れや、有権者登録の期日について情報を発信する取り組みを、各チームが協調して進めていくことも明かした。中間選挙前日の１１月７日には全チームが試合を行い、会場で市民の関与促進や、投票についての情報共有など、各チームの取り組みを強化するという。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/08/18-14:13）

The NBA said Tuesday it will not schedule any games when voters go to the polls for pivotal US midterm elections in November.
The league said in a statement no games would be on the schedule on November 8, when control of the US Congress will be up for grabs at the ballot box.
The league, which will announce its full schedule for the 2022-2023 season on Wednesday, said the move was designed to encourage fans to vote.
A statement said the decision came out of the NBA family's focus on promoting nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections.
The league said NBA teams would also make a concerted effort to distribute information on their state's voting process and voter registration deadlines.
A full schedule of games will take place on the eve of the elections on November 7, where teams will use games to amplify the work of each team to promote civic engagement in their respective markets and share important voting resources from our partners.
The NBA has actively encouraged political activism amongst its players in recent years, notably in 2020 following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor during confrontations with police.
Many NBA arenas were converted into polling stations during the 2020 presidential election as part of league efforts to boost voter turnout.