With a Game 5, 131-122 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, your Los Angeles Lakers will continue their playoff journey.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 30, 2020
Following the news of the August 23rd shooting of Jacob Blake, a father and Black man from Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Lakers and the rest of the NBA teams in Orlando boycotted Wednesday’s games. As a matter of fact, with the continuation of systemic oppression towards the Black community in America, the remainder of the Playoffs was in question earlier this week. But after a course of action was outlined between the NBA and NBPA, the series will go on.