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Milwaukee Bucks Boycott NBA Playoff Game Over Jacob Blake Shooting

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Will Thorne Staff WriterThe Milwaukee Bucks basketball team has decided to boycott its Wednesday NBA playoff game with the Orlando Magic over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, Variety has confirmed.Tip off between the two teams was scheduled for 1 p.m.

PT, but as of present the Bucks team is refusing to take the court. The Magic had been warming up for the game, but then left the court when it became clear their opponents weren’t coming out.Blake was shot seven times by a police officer earlier this week as he was trying to get into his car.

The shooting, which has left Blake partially paralyzed according to his family, was captured on video, and has led to large-scale protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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