anthem, with each player wearing a "Black Lives Matter" shirt. National Basketball Association During the 2020 NBA playoffs, players on the Milwaukee Bucks walked out of their August 26 first-round playoff game against the Orlando Magic in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake. The team decided not to come out of their locker room for the game. It was initially reported the Bucks would forfeit the contest; however, the Magic did not accept the Bucks' forfeiture. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced that in light of the Bucks' decision to refuse to play, all NBA games for the day were postponed. The Toronto Raptors had also discussed a walkout of their second-round playoff series with the Boston Celtics in frustration with a lack of social or legislative change after the murder of George Floyd and as a result of Blake's shooting. In a meeting involving the players that took place later that night, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers voted to cancel the rest of the tournament in an informal vote. The other NBA teams voted to continue playing. Sean Roberts, a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, threatened to pull tax breaks for the Oklahoma City Thunder if they knelt. All of the players and coaches from both the Thunder and the opposing Utah Jazz knelt anyway. The NBA also postponed their scheduled playoff games for August 28. The playoffs resumed on August 29. National Football League In response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, the Detroit Lions canceled their scheduled practice on August 25. On August 27, nine NFL teams canceled their scheduled practices. Nineteen other NFL teams did continue their scheduled practices. Several teams that did not cancel practice issued statements about unity. The Jacksonville Jaguars decided to cancel their scheduled afternoon activities. Major League Baseball In Major League Baseball on August 26, a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds was stopped by striking players. Later that day, the Seattle Mariners–San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers–San Francisco Giants games were postponed. On August 27, seven MLB games were postponed as a result of player strikes. At the New York Mets' Citi Field, a Black Lives Matter shirt was placed on home plate. On a day that was celebrated as Jackie Robinson Day across MLB, the August 28 game between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics