The National Basketball Association (NBA) postponed all three playoff games on Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their series against the Orlando Magic to protest racial injustice, triggering similar moves across other sports. The action by the Wisconsin-based team follows the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the city of Kenosha, also in Wisconsin, on Sunday. The Bucks players said in a statement they were unable to focus on basketball due to the events in Kenosha. ‘SHINE A LIGHT’Major League Baseball postponed games in Milwaukee, San Diego and San Francisco scheduled for Wednesday while Major League Soccer decided to postpone the five remaining games on its schedule. The Bucks ownership said they were not aware ahead of time of what the players were planning but supported them.

Source: dna August 27, 2020 04:02 UTC