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Sports Come to a Halt: NBA, WNBA, MLB Postpone Games as Players Protest Jacob Blake Shooting The NBA’s restart inside a restricted bubble at Disney World, which has proceeded smoothly for more than a month without any positive coronavirus tests, came to a screeching halt Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court for a playoff game against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. The other two games scheduled for the day were postponed as well. The unprecedented decision to postpone the games was quickly followed by a similar decision by the Women’s National Basketball Association, which canceled its scheduled games across the state in Bradenton. In Milwaukee, the Brewers announced they would not play their game Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds. The Seattle Mariners’ game against the San Diego Padres was also postponed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/26/bucks-boycott-nba-playoff-game/