Milwaukee Bucks become first ever NBA team to boycott a playoff game to protest social injustice on Wednesday evening, when the No.1 seed team decided not to take court during Game 5 of Eastern conference first round match against Orlando Magic.
Bucks players released the statement on why they decided to sit-out Wednesday game.
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Along with Bucks ,Magic,Lakers,Blazers,Jazz and Nuggets decided to sit out, before NBA officially postponed all three games originally scheduled for Wednesday.
Following the foot steps of Bucks another major league team based out of Milwaukee, The Brewers decided to boycott the game against Reds.
After Brewers decision MLB decided to post-pone games set to played at Milwaukee,San Diego and San Francisco.
Dodgers announcement on sitting out for the night
San Diego Padres official statement on cancellation of today’s action
Tennis star Naomi Osaka joins the movement and she wants to sit-out of her semi-final clash against Elise Mertens in the ongoing CINCINNATI MASTERS OPEN.
WNBA also canceled the scheduled games on Wednesday.And they released official statement on the same.
