August 26, 2020 LeBron James, others react to Bucks' boycott over Jacob Blake shooting The Milwaukee Bucks made a bold decision to boycott their playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, and the rest of the NBA teams involved followed suit in protest of the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
August 26, 2020 NBA calls off playoff games after Milwaukee Bucks boycott game over shooting of Jacob Blake The NBA postponed all of Wednesday's playoff games after the Milwaukee Bucks opted to boycott Game 5 of their series against the Orlando Magic and other teams quickly followed suit in protest of the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
August 26, 2020 NBA playoff boycott over Blake shooting 'a way to again try to demand a little more action,' coach says Toronto coach Nick Nurse addressed the possibility of the Raptors and Celtics players boycotting the first game of their playoff series on Thursday in response to the Jacob Blake shooting.
August 26, 2020 Jacob Blake shooting sparks rumors of playoff-game boycott: report The Toronto Raptors reportedly discussed the possibility of boycotting the first game of its second-round playoffs series against the Boston Celtics in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
August 26, 2020 Clippers' Marcus Morris denies intentionally stepping on Luka Doncic's injured ankle Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris created a stir during the team’s Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday when he was accused of stepping on Luka Doncic’s ankle.
August 26, 2020 Nuggets' Michael Malone on Jacob Blake, BLM movement: T-shirt, slogan 'not doing anything to stop the vicious cycle' Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone reacted to the Wisconsin police shooting of Jacob Blake on Tuesday night before the team’s win over the Utah Jazz.
August 26, 2020 Jazz's Donovan Mitchell elaborates on Jacob Blake shooting: 'It's inexcusable to see stuff like that' Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell expanded on his thoughts about Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot by police in Wisconsin over the weekend, after his playoff game against the Denver Nuggets.
August 26, 2020 Clippers' Doc Rivers speaks out on Jacob Blake shooting: 'We’re the ones getting killed. We’re the ones getting shot.' Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers was the latest professional sports figure to speak out on Jacob Blake, who was shot in Wisconsin by police over the weekend.
August 26, 2020 Clippers roll past Mavericks 154-111 to take 3-2 series lead Paul George finally found his way.
August 26, 2020 Murray scores 42, Nuggets beat Jazz 117-107 in Game 5 Jamal Murray scored 33 of his 42 points in a second half where he played every minute and the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination by beating the Utah Jazz 117-107 on Tuesday night in Game 5.
