LA Lakers and Clippers vote to boycott rest of NBA season – reports

Three NBA playoff games were postponed after the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to take the floor against the Orlando Magic because players took a stand with their Bucks counterparts. Three WNBA, five Major League Soccer and three Major League Baseball games were also postponed.

Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back by police on Sunday as he tried to enter his car in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His shooting became the latest incident to cause nationwide uproar over racial injustice and police brutality.

According to to Elle Duncan of ESPN, NBA players boycotting a game, has only happened once before. Nearly 60 years ago, Hall of Famer Bill Russell and some of his Boston Celtic teammates watched a game in 1961 in protest of racial injustice.

In a player meeting on Wednesday night, the LA teams were the only two NBA teams that voted to boycott the NBA season. Charania, who cites unnamed sources in his report, said all other NBA teams voted to continue playing.

The mood that was taken does not seem to be binding. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who cited unnamed sources, it was more of a poll than a definitive vote, and it remains in the playoffs again in the air.

When CNN reached out, the NBA said it had nothing to share other than the statement that the league released earlier in the day, when it was announced that Wednesday’s games had been postponed and that the games would be rescheduled.

CNN has reached out to the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the Lakers and the Clippers for comment.

Two playoff games are scheduled for Thursday, but given Wednesday’s developments, it remains to be seen if they take place.