The Bucks are boycotting Game 5 in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake. Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports

Milwaukee Bucks boycott Game 5 vs. Magic following the shooting of Jacob Blake

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 8/26/20

As the Orlando Magic warmed up for Game 5 of the opening-round playoff series versus the Bucks at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon, Milwaukee players and personnel remained in the locker room up through the contest's tipoff time.

The Bucks still haven't come out to the court for Game 5 and the Magic have left the court. pic.twitter.com/tA6pSaXGsM
— ESPN (@espn) August 26, 2020

Milwaukee ultimately chose to not play to send a message to anybody watching.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the Bucks have boycotted Game 5 of the series in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

The Bucks players made this decision in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin, ultimately deciding that they wouldn't leave the locker room for the start of Game 5 against Orlando. https://t.co/COJ6E0aJLj
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2020

Game balls are being put away, as the Bucks decide to boycott game 5 against the Magic. pic.twitter.com/Cy32q2CJH7
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) August 26, 2020

Blake, an unarmed African American man, was shot seven times by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. He's reportedly paralyzed.

Earlier in the day, stories surfaced that players from both the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics were considering boycotting at least Thursday's Eastern Conference semifinal opener between the two clubs.

The Detroit Lions of the NFL canceled a Tuesday practice to protest the shooting.

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