At least six Mlb teams have postponed their own games Wednesday night in response to a now-growing boycott movement among professional sports teams that are protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake.
The six teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, all of which were scheduled to play eachother (three games in total have canceled so far). The shooting of Blake happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Brewers were the first Mlb team to decide not to play Wednesday night, following the lead of their NBA counterparts the Milwaukee Bucks, whose refusal to play Wednesday afternoon sparked the movement.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Bucks refused to come out to the court for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The NBA eventually postponed all three games on Wednesday as a result of the protest. Those games will be rescheduled. The...
The six teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, all of which were scheduled to play eachother (three games in total have canceled so far). The shooting of Blake happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Brewers were the first Mlb team to decide not to play Wednesday night, following the lead of their NBA counterparts the Milwaukee Bucks, whose refusal to play Wednesday afternoon sparked the movement.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Bucks refused to come out to the court for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The NBA eventually postponed all three games on Wednesday as a result of the protest. Those games will be rescheduled. The...
- 8/26/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
All three of Wednesday’s NBA playoff games, including the fixture between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, have been postponed due to player strikes over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, Variety has confirmed.
The news emerged shortly after the Milwaukee Bucks team decided not to take the court for its game with the Orlando Magic.
Tip-off between the two teams was scheduled for 1 p.m. Pt, but the Bucks remained in the locker rooms. The Magic had been warming up for the game, but then left the court when it became clear their opponents weren’t coming out.
Here’s the official announcement from the NBA obtained by Variety:
“The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – Bucks vs.
The news emerged shortly after the Milwaukee Bucks team decided not to take the court for its game with the Orlando Magic.
Tip-off between the two teams was scheduled for 1 p.m. Pt, but the Bucks remained in the locker rooms. The Magic had been warming up for the game, but then left the court when it became clear their opponents weren’t coming out.
Here’s the official announcement from the NBA obtained by Variety:
“The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – Bucks vs.
- 8/26/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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