NBA play-offs postponed as Bucks take a stand against racial injustice

Milwaukee's boycott in response to police shooting of Jacob Blake at the weekend 

The NBA play-offs were postponed last night after Milwaukee Bucks players staged a boycott over racial injustice. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA .

The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 of their NBA playoff series against Orlando Magic in protest over racial injustice in the US.

The action comes on the heels of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday night.