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Players from both the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers have decided to sit out Game 5 of their first-round series. The boycott was prompted by the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Lakers and Trail Blazers are sitting Game 5 of series, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 26, 2020
All three NBA games will not be played as players sit in wake of Jacob Blake shooting.
Wednesday’s two other games, Magic-Bucks and Thunder-Rockets, were also postponed. All three games will be rescheduled.
Update 1: Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that players will meet in Orlando to discuss their next steps:
NBA players have called for a meeting tonight in Orlando to determine next steps, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 26, 2020