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.
