The NBA playoffs will resume on Saturday, when the three Game 5s initially scheduled for Wednesday will be played after players refused to play in protest of Jacob Blake’s police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
After the meetings between the players – and later between the players and the owners – on Wednesday and Thursday they decided to return to the field, pending an agreement with the property and the league on how they can further affect change and social justice. The end result was a coalition for social justice, the league that promised to buy advertising time and post public service announcements on voting during the playoffs and turn every team-owned arena into a voting venue.
The TV show on Saturday and Sunday was finalized early on Friday, and later in the evening the league announced its schedule on Monday, pending the outcome of Saturday’s action, with TNT handling all potential actions. on Monday.
If the Blazers take a stunning Game 5 win, that Game 6 with the Lakers will be the night cap on Monday, with OKC-Houston Game 6 ahead of it. Miami-Milwaukee Game 1 (or Milwaukee-Orlando Game 6), will be the opening game, with its peak time depending on whether the Lakers and Blazers are playing or not.
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