Martina Navratilova reacts to NBA s decision not to schedule any games on US midterm election day × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis News Martina Navratilova reacts to NBA s decision not to schedule any games on US midterm election day By Hari Modified 17 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Tennis legend Martina Navratilova. Tennis great Martina Navratilova has backed the NBA's decision not to schedule any games on midterm election day in the United States. The US midterm elections are scheduled on November 8 this year and all teams will play their matches on the night of November 7. The NBA announced the decision not to schedule any games on election day to promote nonpartisan civic engagement and encourage fans to vote. "The NBA announced that no games will be played on Election Day this season. The decision comes in an effort to promote nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections," the tweet read. Martina Navratilova@Martina twitter.com/espn/status/15…ESPN@espnThe NBA announced that no games will be played on Election Day this season.The decision comes in an effort to promote nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections.14015The NBA announced that no games will be played on Election Day this season.The decision comes in an effort to promote nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections. https://t.co/KZ0on5GYgR twitter.com/espn/status/15… Taking to Twitter, Martina Navratilova replied with a "thumbs up" to the NBA's decision to suspend all games on November 8. NBA teams are being encouraged to share election information with their fanbases, reported USA Today. Martina Navratilova has been outspoken on political issues Navratilova at the Wimbledon, The Championships, earlier this year. (Pic: Getty Images) Martina Navratilova has always been vocal about various political and social issues on social media. The 18-time Grand Slam winner criticized Donald Trump after the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) issued a warrant to search the former US president's home. The searches were carried out on suspicion of Trump retaining government documents post his Presidential term. This isn't the first time Navratilova has criticized Donald Trump on social media. She criticized Trump's view of Joe Biden’s proposed a prisoner swap between jailed WNBA athlete Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, another jailed American, in exchange for an infamous Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout. In another instance, Navratilova shared her disapproval over a burger joint named after Donald Trump. A Twitter user shared the news and tagged several users, including the tennis great, to a post that had the caption, ”A place to avoid. Navratilova also had her say when Scotland appointed a male as Scotland's first period dignity officer. Scotland is now the first nation in the world to enshrine the right to free period products in law.Martina Navratilova@MartinaAnd this is just fucking ridiculous… twitter.com/lnmackenzie1/s…Lisa Mackenzie@lnmackenzie1@DalgetySusan @francesbarber13 Let's see him attempt to mansplain the menopause to menopausal women, eh? We could sell tickets.1193175@DalgetySusan @francesbarber13 Let's see him attempt to mansplain the menopause to menopausal women, eh? We could sell tickets.And this is just fucking ridiculous… twitter.com/lnmackenzie1/s… Formerly a personal trainer, Jason Grant was appointed to the role in the Tay region. The move has since caused massive outrage from all over the world. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Keshav Gopalan × Feedback Thank You! 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