KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks are boycotting Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic, according to reports from ESPN.
As the warm-up clock ticked away the Bucks never arrived on the court. The game was scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. EST. The Magic players left the court when the Bucks hadn’t turned up.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Milwaukee team decided to protest in the form of boycotting the game following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Bucks players made this decision in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin, ultimately deciding that they wouldn't leave the locker room for the start of Game 5 against Orlando.