KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t leave the locker room on Wednesday when they were scheduled to play the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Instead, they called Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the Bucks players wanted to know what they could do to really affect change — what they could do to fight racial injustice in a tangible way.
Five months ago, NBA players and other athletes had no choice whether or not games would be played after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, the first domino to fall in the NBA suspending the season and other leagues following suit in response to the pandemic.