6:15 The boycott is in response to the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, which has resulted in days of unrest in Wisconsin.
“The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games - MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL-POR have been postponed,”The National Basketball Referees Association lent their support to the protest, saying it “stands in solidarity with our players’ decision to boycott tonight’s games in protest of the continued unjustified killing of black men and women by law enforcement.
The Bucks are geographically the closest team to Kenosha, where a police officer recently shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven times in the back over the weekend while his children were nearby. Video of the shooting that surfaced Sunday night has prompted nightly protests in Kenosha that turned violent last night when“Some things are bigger than basketball. The stand taken today by the players and org shows that we’re fed up,”
. “Enough is enough. Change needs to happen. I’m incredibly proud of our guys and we stand 100% behind our players ready to assist and bring about real change.”
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