The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday (8/26), which just so happened to be the four-year anniversary of Colin Kaepernick first kneeling during a football game, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press.
With the San Francisco 49ers, Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem during the 2016 season as his way of peacefully protesting police brutality and racism.
Four years later, we are still fighting the same battle, which says a lot about the state of America.
The Bucks boycotted Game 5 in the wake of the tragic Jacob Blake shooting. Blake was shot seven times in the back by the police and now he's paralyzed from the waist down.
The incident hit home for the Bucks since it took place in Wisconsin, Blake was unarmed and he is Black.
Aug. 26, 2016: Colin Kaepernick sits for the anthem.
Aug. 26, 2020: NBA players boycott.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) August 26, 2020
The future of the 2020 playoffs is unclear. The Bucks spoke with the Wisconsin Attorney Journal after boycotting Game 5. Maybe if the cop who shot Blake is arrested, players will agree to play again.
It's pretty incredible that the Bucks' historic boycott comes on the fourth anniversary of Colin Kaepernick first kneeling. Kaepernick hasn't played in the NFL since the 2016 season. Many believe he's been blackballed for being the first player to kneel during the national anthem.
We will likely get a clear understanding of what the rest of the 2020 playoffs are going to be like before the Boston Celtics-Toronto Raptors Game on Thursday. That contest could be postponed as well.
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