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Sport will return when athletes see social reform
An empty court and bench are shown following the scheduled start time in of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series

NBA players didn’t come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform.

The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they’re willing to go to get it by opting not to play in their play-off game Wednesday.

Two more games were postponed later in the day, the second time this season NBA basketball came to an immediate halt.

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