Milwaukee Bucks players released a statement explaining why they decided not to play Game 5 against the Orlando Magic Wednesday night.
Bucks guards Sterling Brown and George Hill initially read the statement after emerging from their team's locker room. The rest of Milwaukee's team stood behind the aforementioned guards in support.
“The past four months have shed a light on the ongoing racial injustices facing our African American communities. Citizens around the country have used their voices and platforms to speak out against these wrongdoings.
“Over the last few days in our home state of Wisconsin, we’ve seen the horrendous video of Jacob Blake being shot in the back seven times by a police officer in Kenosha, and the additional shooting of protestors.