NBA postpones Wednesday's playoff games after Milwaukee Bucks' decision not to play over police shooting of Jacob Blake
The National Basketball Association has postponed all three playoff games on Wednesday's schedule after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the floor in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting.-- even though the Magic were already on the court for pregame warmups.The NBA later announced that in conjunction with the Players Association,The other games affected were the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers.
"Some things are bigger than basketball," Bucks Senior Vice President Alex Lasry tweeted."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."
Blake, a Black man, was shot multiple times in the back on Sunday by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which is 40 miles south of Milwaukee.
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