Posted by on August 26, 2020 8:21 pm
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  • Blake was shot in back by police in Wisconsin on Sunday
  • NBA postpones playoff games after player boycotts

Kenny Smith walked off the set of the NBA on TNT on Wednesday night in solidarity with the Milwaukee Bucks, who boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The Bucks’ decision led to the NBA postponing the three playoff games scheduled for Wednesday. Blake, who is black, was shot in the back by police, apparently in front of his children, on Sunday, and his family say he is now paralyzed from the waist down. The shooting occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 40 miles from Milwaukee. A 17-year-old has been charged after two people were shot dead during protests over the killing on Tuesday night.

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