Day: August 26, 2020

The game was originally scheduled to tip off at 1:00 p.m. PT.

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.

Players began reaching out to the executive committee in recent days, conveying that they're not in the right frame of mind to play basketball, sources said. 

The Bucks will not be playing Game 5 of their first round playoff series on Wednesday.

If Andrew Wiggins is shooting like this, the NBA is in trouble.

Two-time NBA Champion and Inside the NBA analyst Kenny "The Jet" Smith joins The Putback with Ian Begley to discuss what the Knicks should do with the No. 8 pick and why the team has struggled to attract top-end talent. Plus, Kenny shares some stories about Inside the NBA cohorts Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley.

The Bucks refused to play Wednesday’s game against the Magic after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. In response, the league called off all games for the day.

The Bucks boycotted Wednesday’s game against the Magic after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. In response, the league called off all games for the day.

In response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the Bucks are boycotting Wednesday’s playoff game against the Magic.