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UMass announced his basketball game against George Washington will not happen Wednesday because of the riots and curfew in Washington, DC
The team will travel back to Massachusetts on Wednesday, while the Atlantic-10 will reschedule the game.
Like Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Peter Nickeas from CNN reported, President Donald Trump “urged his supporters to fight the ceremonial count of electoral votes that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory” that was taking place in Congress on Wednesday.
A pro-Trump crowd of hundreds rebelled on the Capitol steps, leading to violent clashes with the police and several people breaching security perimeters and entering the Senate building and chambers.
Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a 6 pm ET curfew to Washington, DC
As for the two teams, George Washington is 3-7 in the season and is scheduled to face St. Boaventure on Saturday, while UMass has 2-3 and faces La Salle on the same day.