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(CNN Spanish) - The Milwaukee Bucks did not appear this Wednesday for their NBA postseason game against the Orlando Magic, and two other games will not be played tonight, according to information obtained by CNN. It is a fact that occurs amid protests over the case of Jacob Blake, a man shot several times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was paralyzed and his family expects "a miracle," his lawyers said.
The Kenosha Police Department investigates these events that triggered violent protests in the city, which dawned for the last three days with a curfew.
In the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks, the best team in the Eastern Conference, did not play the fifth game of their postseason series, against the Orlando Magic. The Bucks lead the series 3-1 and tonight they could have achieved the fourth victory that allowed them to reach the next phase in the playoffs.
However, the team decided to boycott the game and not contest it, according to the NBATV broadcast.
In the hours before the game, the team tweeted images of members of their squad demonstrating for various reasons.
Also this Wednesday, the Houston Rockets have a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, as do the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers. Those games will also be postponed.
These are some of the images that the Bucks shared from their Twitter account:
"It is a great challenge to have an appreciation and a desire to want change. To want something different and better in Kenosha, Milwaukee and Wisconsin and then to go out and play a game." pic.twitter.com/BCmHZdFf1P
- Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) August 26, 2020
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK. pic.twitter.com/3UeI9OdU7I
- Bucks In Six (@BucksInSix) August 26, 2020
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