The Milwaukee Bucks' decision to forego playing Game 5 of their scheduled first-round playoff matchup against the Orlando Magic amid ongoing protests against social injustice and systemic racism on Wednesday set forth a chain of events that reverberated throughout the American professional sports landscape. That included the postponement of other NBA playoff games and WNBA contests, an on-court WNBA protest and the calling off of some MLS and MLB games.
The NHL, which held its entire three-game slate late Wednesday, has received backlash for a perceived lack of action on that front days after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.