Bucks not taking court for Game 5 vs. Magic
Source: ESPN
The Milwaukee Bucks have yet to come out to the court for Game 5 on Wednesday with the Orlando Magic and there's been some discussion within the Bucks about a boycott.
NBA officials have gone into the Milwaukee locker room, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews.
Tipoff for the game in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, was set for 4 p.m. ET. The Magic were seen taking shots pregame, while the Bucks' half of the court was empty. The Magic left the court with 3:56 left until the scheduled tip.
Top NBA executives were outside of the Milwaukee locker room, but haven't gone inside, a source told ESPN.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29747523/bucks-not-taking-court-game-5-vs-magic
Sources say the team has decided to boycott the game to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake.
msongs
(67,343 posts)underpants
(182,580 posts)Amazing. Costas is on CNN. Saying hes never seen a whole team do this - references to Ali, Smith and Carlos, etc.
demmiblue
(36,811 posts)oldsoftie
(12,485 posts)But who knows