The NBA made an important distinction in its statement reacting to the Milwaukee Bucks’ boycott of Wednesday’s Game 5.
In a statement, the league announced that all three games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed. However, the statement added that the games would be rescheduled at a later date.
Important to note. The NBA release says all three Game 5s will be rescheduled. pic.twitter.com/p39bfcPqbg
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) August 26, 2020
In other words, the league is not considering the Bucks’ refusal to take the floor a forfeiture. It will not view the other two games that way either.
In theory, the NBA could have penalized teams for refusing to take the floor. This is a suggestion that it will not be doing that. This is most relevant to the Bucks, as the Magic were prepared to play Wednesday’s game until Milwaukee did not take the floor.
