NBA Calls Off Playoff Games Amid Boycott Over Jacob Blake Shooting

Shooting of unarmed Black man by police sparked several nights of protests

Milwaukee Bucks protest
Milwaukee Bucks protest

All of Wednesday’s NBA Playoff games have been canceled in response to the decision by the Milwaukee Bucks to boycott their game in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, by police over the weekend in Kenosha, 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. Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled,” the league said in a statement.

The Bucks were set to play the fifth game of its first-round series against the Orlando Magic.

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