Dwayne Johnson, Under Armour delay sneaker launch in wake of Wisconsin shooting

FILE PHOTO: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson poses upon arriving for the Time 100 Gala celebrating Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in New York, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

(Reuters) - Under Armour Inc and actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on Thursday postponed the launch of a new sneaker collaboration following the shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.

The sportswear maker's move comes after several professional athletes refused to play games on Wednesday to protest racial injustice, hitting the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer.