The Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott their Wednesday afternoon playoff game following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
The Bucks, who are winning 3-1 in their best-of-seven series against the Orlando Magic, never took the floor before tipoff and remained in the locker room long after the game was expected to begin.
The Bucks, whose home city is about an hour from Kenosha, Wisconsin, decided not to play in the game on Wednesday, but the two teams did play on Monday, a day after the shooting of Blake occurred. The Magic wanted to play the game, according to the Athletic.
Blake, 29, was shot several times by Kenosha law enforcement officials on Sunday. The video showed Blake walk around the hood of his car, with officers trailing him and their guns pointed at him. He opened the car door and reached inside the vehicle, and that’s when the officers opened fire from near point-blank range.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice, with the help of the U.S. Justice Department, is investigating the shooting. Officers involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave, but their identities have not been released.
