3 NBA teams that are in the playoff are boycotting playing in the NBA playoffs as a result of unrest in the country as another unarmed black man was gunned down by police. On Sunday, Kenosha Police shot unarmed Jacob Blake 7 times in his back at point blank range directly in front of his kids. Witnesses say Blake was there to defuse a situation between an altercation between 2 women.
The Milwaukee Buck's team members said they felt "helpless" as they couldn't do anything to help their community as their training center is approximately 30 mins away from Kenosha in Wisconsin. Several of the team players have experience police inequality personally, successful black men being harassed by local police. Sources say some team members regret going to Orlando saying "if we hadn't come here we could be there" most likely on the front lines.
2 other powerful NBA teams just showed their support moments ago. The OKC Thunder and the Houston Rockets just decided they will NOT be playing in tonight's important scheduled playoff's game, interrupting millions of dollars right in the middle of the NBA playoffs. Players are taking a stand and using their platform to peacefully protest against America's continuance shooting of unarmed black people.
This is a developing story.
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