On Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks reportedly boycotted Game 5 of their first-round series with the Orlando Magic.
Thursday's playoff games have now officially been postponed.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Milwaukee's players made the decision in wake of Jacob Blake, a Black man, being hospitalized after he was shot at seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Players around the league were quick to praise the Bucks for taking a stand. Many of them also used their platform to demand change.
Respect @bucks!!!!
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 26, 2020
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/Lcil68BRpE
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 26, 2020
We have the strongest, most unified league in the world!!! #change
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 26, 2020
WE DEMAND CHANGE! SALUTE @Bucks ✊🏾🙏🏾🗣
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 26, 2020
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 26, 2020
Just in case you forgot‼️#BiggerThanBasketball pic.twitter.com/NX4CcD9v1E
— John Wall (@JohnWall) August 26, 2020
Proud of my brothers✊🏻@Bucks @NBA #NecessaryGoodTrouble #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/sYOos4prW8
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) August 26, 2020
Proud of my brothers!!!
— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) August 26, 2020
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 @Bucks #JusticeForJacobBlake
— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) August 26, 2020
We Demand Change. We so sick of this!!!
— Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33) August 26, 2020
Proud of our players! @Nba
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 26, 2020
✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 https://t.co/F14q9cOTfL
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) August 26, 2020
SALUTE ✊🏾 @Bucks
— 13am Adebayo💥 (@Bam1of1) August 26, 2020
For those who don’t understand what is going on, it will always be bigger than basketball! We demand change!!! We demand justice! Have a blessed day! ✊🏾🙏🏾
— Eric Paschall (@epaschall) August 26, 2020
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) August 26, 2020
✊🏽
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) August 26, 2020
We need CHANGE!
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) August 26, 2020
Change can NOT wait!
Respect @Bucks keep being that voice we all need.
— Jared Sullinger Sr. (@Jared_Sully0) August 26, 2020
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽LOVE IT @Bucks
— John Henson (@Johnhenson31) August 26, 2020
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 we just want to be treated equal.... is that to much to ask??
— Isaiah Canaan (@SiP03) August 26, 2020
More to come on the developing story.
