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WNBA Star Jacki Gemelos Explains Why Playing Basketball Helps Them Honor Black Lives Matter

Black Sports Journalists Have Long Been Discouraged From Talking About Racial Injustice; Now It’s Part of the Beat

NBA Playoffs Will Resume Saturday; Players, Coaches & League Had “Candid, Impassioned” Meeting

NBA Players Reportedly Agree to Resume Playoffs, but Thursday's Games Are Not Happening

Oakland A’s-Texas Rangers Game Postponed As Part Of Jacob Blake Boycotts

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Milwaukee Bucks NBA Players Boycott Game to Protest Racial Injustice

27.08.2020 - 00:29

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NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.

The teams were set to begin Game 5 of their series shortly after 4 p.m., with the Bucks needing a win to advance to the second round.

Players had been discussing boycotting games in the bubble after the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

More discussions were expected Wednesday, but even before that the Bucks apparently they would act. Magic player and referees were on the floor for the game but Milwaukee never took the floor.

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Celebrities React As Milwaukee Bucks Issue Statement On Boycotting NBA Playoff Game In Wake Of Jacob Blake Shooting

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