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NBA Players Striking Was Extremely Important Moment In Sports History

The Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic were supposed to suit up for Game 5 of their 2020 NBA playoffs first round series on Aug. 26, just two days after Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times in Kenosha, WI.

It was supposed to be a regular game as the Bucks would win and the Magic would exit the bubble and effectively end their 2019-20 NBA season.

However, nothing about that day was regular — or normal for that matter.

The Bucks never took the court, but they did take a stand.

Rather than coming out, playing their game, and acting as if nothing had happened, the Bucks stayed in their locker room for more than three hours and participated in a conference call with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Lt.