The Milwaukee Bucks, who were scheduled to play the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series at 4:10 p. …
The Milwaukee Bucks, who were scheduled to play the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series at 4:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, boycotted the game in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting, a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation. “We’re tired of the killings and injustice,” Bucks guard George Hill told The Undefeated. Magic players left the court just before tip-off. The three referees and the alternate referee remained on the court for a few minutes after the Magic left, then retreated to their locker rooms. Arena workers began removing name tags from player chairs in the bench area around 4:18 p.m. Blake, a Black man, was shot multiple times in the back on Sunday by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which is 40 miles south of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.
