NBA Players BOYCOTT Playoff Game 5 In Protest To Police Shooting

The NBA teams Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trailblazers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder will not be playing Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs tonight due to a boycott from the players.

The Milwaukee Bucks were the first team to decide to boycott Game 5 and not play in protest of the police shooting unarmed black man, Jacob Blake seven times in the back.

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Once it became clear the other teams were following suit, the NBA postponed all three games scheduled for Wednesday. The games will be rescheduled for a later date. The NBA and owners of the Milwaukee Bucks claim they did not see this coming.

A statement from the Milwaukee Bucks owners: “We fully support our players and the decision they made…” pic.twitter.com/k4Mg63A1N9

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) August 26, 2020

The NBA, owners and front offices didn't see this wave of player boycotts coming today. Hours ago, they all expected to be playing these games tonight. This is a pivot point for the NBA and professional sports in North America.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2020

“Life is much bigger than the game of basketball”

CJ McCollum (portland Trailblazers)

FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT

— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020