![]() ![]() ![]() The Nuggets tweeted support for the teams’ decisions on Wednesday and a message calling for “Justice for Jacob” that contained email addresses and phone numbers for Kenosha prosecutors and city officials, saying, "This is about much more than basketball." The decision came after a meeting among players Thursday morning in Florida that was held after the Milwaukee Bucks did not take the floor for their Game 5 Wednesday night against Orlando over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin – the latest police shooting of a Black man in America.Īfter the Bucks made their decision, the other games that had been scheduled for Wednesday night were postponed and are set to be rescheduled.ĮSPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported Thursday morning that Thursday’s games were postponed but that the players had decided to resume the playoffs. “There is a videoconference call meeting scheduled later this afternoon between a group of NBA players and team governors representing the 13 teams in Orlando, along with representatives from the National Basketball Players Association and the league office and NBA Labor Relations Committee Chairman Michael Jordan, to discuss next steps,” Bass said in a statement. NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass confirmed reports that Thursday’s games would be postponed and said the league hoped to resume games Friday or Saturday. DENVER – The Nuggets will not play the Utah Jazz Thursday afternoon for Game 6, though the NBA Playoffs will likely continue, players and the NBA said Thursday. ![]()
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