Nba Playoff Boycott

Whether this is a one game boycott or an end to the nba playoffs remains in question as does any further action the players hope to take.

Nba playoff boycott. The milwaukee bucks initially staged the walkout during wednesday s nba playoff game against the orlando magic. 26 the milwaukee bucks decided to boycott game 5 of their playoff series with the orlando magic to protest the police. Nba players are taking a stand against police brutality. The nba and the players union agreed to postpone wednesday s playoff games after the milwaukee bucks boycotted in response to the jacob blake shooting blake a black 29 year old father of three.

Toronto coach nick nurse addressed the possibility of the raptors and celtics players boycotting the first game of their playoff series on thursday in response to the jacob blake shooting. In addition to the three nba playoff games that were postponed following milwaukee s boycott multiple mlb mls. The nba postponed all playoff games on wednesday night in response to several teams decisions to not participate over the recent police shooting of a black man in kenosha wisconsin which has resulted in days of unrest. Ap making their strongest statement yet in the fight against racial injustice players from six nba teams decided not to play postseason games on wednesday in a boycott.

Ap all three nba playoff games scheduled for wednesday have been postponed with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against. Lake buena vista fla. The completion of the nba season is in jeopardy after a boycott by the bucks triggered the nba to postpone all three of wednesday s playoff games and sparked a players meeting in which lebron james. It caused a movement across several professional sports leagues in the united states.