08/26/2020 NBA

NBA players demand change after Milwaukee Bucks reportedly boycott game against Orlando Magic

DeMar DeRozan, Kevin Love, Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray were among the NBA players to praise the Bucks for taking a stand and demand change.

On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks reportedly boycotted Game 5 of their first-round series with the Orlando Magic.

Wednesday's playoff games have now officially been postponed.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Milwaukee's players made the decision in wake of Jacob Blake, a Black man, being hospitalized after he was shot at seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Players around the league were quick to praise the Bucks for taking a stand. Many of them also used their platform to demand change.

Respect @bucks!!!!
- DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 26, 2020

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/Lcil68BRpE
- Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 26, 2020

We have the strongest, most unified league in the world!!! #change
- Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 26, 2020

WE DEMAND CHANGE! SALUTE @Bucks ✊🏾🙏🏾🗣
- Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 26, 2020

🗣🗣 https://t.co/T2hidJgLII
- Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 26, 2020

Just in case you forgot‼️#BiggerThanBasketball pic.twitter.com/NX4CcD9v1E
- John Wall (@JohnWall) August 26, 2020

Proud of my brothers✊🏻@Bucks @NBA #NecessaryGoodTrouble #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/sYOos4prW8
- Pau Gasol (@paugasol) August 26, 2020

Proud of my brothers!!!
- Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) August 26, 2020

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 @Bucks #JusticeForJacobBlake
- Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) August 26, 2020

We Demand Change. We so sick of this!!!
- Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33) August 26, 2020

Proud of our players! @Nba
- DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 26, 2020

✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 https://t.co/F14q9cOTfL
- Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) August 26, 2020

SALUTE ✊🏾 @Bucks
- 13am Adebayo💥 (@Bam1of1) August 26, 2020

For those who don't understand what is going on, it will always be bigger than basketball! We demand change!!! We demand justice! Have a blessed day! ✊🏾🙏🏾
- Eric Paschall (@epaschall) August 26, 2020