* Bucks' home of Milwaukee is close to site of shooting * George Hill says team is 'tired of killings and injustice'In an extraordinary day in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks have boycotted Game 5 of their playoff series against the Orlando Magic in protest at the police shooting of Jacob Blake earlier this week.ESPN later reported that Wednesday's other two playoff games – between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets; and the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers – had also been postponed. The games are expected to be rescheduled for a later date.Blake was shot in the back by police, apparently in front of his children, on Sunday, and his family say he is now paralyzed from the waist down. The shooting occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which is 40 miles from Milwaukee.> Game balls are being put away, as the Bucks decide to boycott game 5 against the Magic. pic.twitter.com/Cy32q2CJH7> > — Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) August 26, 2020The Bucks had been due to come on court for 4pm ET on Wednesday afternoon, but did not emerge from the locker room. "We're tired of the killings and the injustice," Bucks guard George Hill told The Undefeated's...
NBA postpones playoff games as teams protest police shooting of Jacob Blake
Published August 26, 2020 at 2:50 PM
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