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Wednesday’s three NBA playoff games have been postponed, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Multiple teams have boycotted Game 5 of their respective series after the shooting of Jacob Blake by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
All games are postponed, and Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled, NBA says.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2020
The first team to boycott their game was the Milwaukee Bucks.
Stadium’s Sham Charania then reported the Portland Trailblazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder all planned to protest as well. The league eventually postponed all three games being played today.
Following the Bucks’ announcement, team senior vice president Alex Lasry tweeted the following statement:
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
— Alex Lasry (@AlexLasryWI) August 26, 2020
Per multiple reports, there will be a players meeting at 8 PM EST to determine their next steps.
