Days after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted an NBA playoff game to advocate for social justice and launched a movement that spread throughout the sports world, players agreed to remain inside the bubble environment, and the NBA announced that the 2020 playoffs will resume on Saturday.
The Bucks, Lakers, Clippers and Jazz can all advance to the conference semifinals this weekend, while the Celtics and Raptors will start their second-round series on Sunday.
Here’s the full NBA schedule for the weekend:
Saturday:
3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN – Orlando vs. Milwaukee
Bucks lead series 3-1
6:30 p.m. ET, TNT – Oklahoma City vs. Houston
Series tied 2-2
9:00 p.m. ET, TNT – Portland vs. LA Lakers
Lakers lead series 3-1
Sunday:
1:00 p.m. ET, ESPN – Boston vs. Toronto
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals
3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN – LA Clippers vs. Dallas
Clippers lead series 3-2
8:30 p.m. ET, TNT – Denver vs. Utah
Jazz lead series 3-2
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