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      Here Are the Athletes and Teams Boycotting Games to Protest the Shooting of Jacob Blake

      WALKOUT

      After the Milwaukee Bucks decided to sit out a playoff game against the Orlando Magic, other high-profile teams and athletes followed.

      Blake Montgomery

      Reporter/Editor

      Updated Aug. 27, 2020 10:09PM ET / Published Aug. 26, 2020 11:15PM ET 

      Kevin C. Cox/Getty

      In the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the growing furor over the associated protests, multiple professional athletes and sports teams announced Wednesday that they had elected to forego or postpone matches scheduled for the coming days. 

      Baseball

      Major League Baseball said in a statement it would “respect” the protest of teams that elected to forego or postpone games.

      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • San Diego Padres
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Oakland A’s
      • Texas Rangers
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets

      The Mets and the Marlins staged a dramatic display at their Thursday game, walking off the field after a moment of silence and leaving a shirt that read “Black Lives Matter.”

      Tennis

      Naomi Osaka, former U.S. Open champ and currently the 10th-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, said in a statement posted to Twitter that she would not play in a semifinal match in the Western and Southern Open scheduled for Thursday. “Before I’m an athlete, I’m a Black woman,” she wrote. The match was rescheduled for Friday after “a lengthy discussion,” according to The Guardian.

      Basketball

      All WNBA games scheduled for Wednesday were postponed. The National Basketball Association said in a statement on Twitter that Wednesday’s playoff games would be postponed. “The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL-POR have been postponed. Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled.” The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers reportedly voted against playing any more games for the entire remainder of the season, but games were set to resume the following weekend.

      • Milwaukee Bucks
      • Orlando Magic
      • Houston Rockets
      • Oklahoma City Thunder
      • Los Angeles Lakers
      • Portland Trail Blazers

      Soccer

      Major League Soccer said in a statement that all five matches scheduled for Wednesday would be postponed. 

      • Inter Miami
      • Atlanta United
      • FC Dallas
      • Colorado Rapids
      • Real Salt Lake
      • LA Galaxy
      • Seattle Sounders
      • San Jose Earthquakes
      • Portland Timbers

      Football

      Though the National Football League season has not yet begun, several NFL teams elected to cancel practices Thursday in solidarity with other boycotting teams.

      • New York Jets
      • Indianapolis Colts
      • Green Bay Packers,
      • Chicago Bears
      • Tennessee Titans
      • Denver Broncos
      • The Washington Football Team

      Hockey

      The National Hockey League postponed Thursday’s Stanley Cup playoffs to express solidarity with other boycotting players and teams.

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