The Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs matchup against the Magic on Wednesday over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. All of the league’s Wednesday match-ups were postponed. The WNBA cancelled 3 games scheduled for Wednesday. Several MLB teams including the Milwaukee Brewers boycotted games yesterday. Tennis star Naomi Osaka dropped out of the Western & Southern Open’s semifinals as a sign of protest. Major League Soccer postponed 5 matches as well. NBA TV analyst Kenny Smith walked off the TNT Inside the NBA set Wednesday night. “I think the biggest thing now as a Black man, as a former player, I think it’s best for me to support the players and just not be here tonight,” he said.
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