The National Basketball Association postponed Wednesday's playoff games after the Milwaukee Bucks did not take the floor for a game against the Orlando Magic in an apparent protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
The NBA announced the decision citing the Bucks and saying it was delaying other Game 5 matches between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets, as well as the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA made a statement following the boycott:
The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucksâ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, todayâs three games â MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL-POR have been postponed. Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled