Daily Cover: Athletes Took a Stand and Stopped Sports. What Happens Next?

After the Milwaukee Bucks players decided not to play their game yesterday, multiple teams across sports followed suit. Now what?

Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Dolittle said "sports are like the reward of a functioning society" earlier this summer. And after the Milwaukee Bucks and the rest of the NBA decided not to play in playoff games Wednesday, in many ways sports stopped functioning. Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg spoke with SI senior writer Michael Rosenberg and Corey Parson about the stoppage of play in the NBA and what comes next as a result.

An empty court and bench is shown following the scheduled start time in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic during the 2020 NBA Playoffs
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