Orlando (United States) (AFP)
The NBA Milwaukee-Orlando play-off game N.5 scheduled for Wednesday will not take place in the Disney World bubble, the Bucks players having decided to boycott it, after the police shootings on Jacob Blake, report various media .
The Bucks did not show up on the field, fifteen minutes before kick-off to warm up, unlike those of the Magic, well present them on the floor.
Neither the NBA nor the club have confirmed or formalized the cancellation of this meeting, but many media report that the Bucks players remained in their locker room in protest against racial injustice and decided to boycott the meeting. .
Thus, The Athletic quotes Bucks back George Hill, saying that "the team will not play this (Wednesday) night against Orlando after the shots on Jacob Blake in Kenosha", a town in Wisconsin not far from Milwaukee.
"We are tired of these killings and the injustice," he added.
Two other matches are scheduled for Wednesday, Houston against Oklahoma City and Lakers against Portland, for which the question of boycott must also arise within these teams.
In recent hours, other players have raised the possibility of skipping their next game, including those from Toronto and Boston scheduled to start their Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday.
According to The Undefeated website, "the players of the two teams met on Tuesday evening to discuss a boycott of the game" and a decision was due to be made on Wednesday evening.
The boycott of their game by Milwaukee players is likely to appeal to others, as all NBA players have been very proactive since the season resumed in the Disney World bubble to promote the Black Lives movement. Put down and fight against racial injustice.
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