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Orlando Magic assistant coach Mike Batiste looks on before Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their playoff game.

Pro Athletes Lead Historic Strike For Racial Justice

It’s become bigger than a mere sports story. When the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to take the court last night, they were sending a statement on the police shooting of Jacob Blake in nearby Kenosha, Wis., and the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole. Other teams quickly followed suit, and NBA, MLB, WNBA and MLS games were postponed in solidarity.

Sports legal analyst Exavier Pope weighs in, along with former Bulls great Craig Hodges and former Bears linebacker Sam Acho.

GUESTS: Exavier Pope, sports legal analyst and host of Suit UP News

Craig Hodges, former Chicago Bulls guard

Sam Acho, former Chicago Bears linebacker

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