NBA intends to resume playoffs in coming days after walkout over Jacob Blake shooting

NBA players are expected to return to the floor this weekend, league officials said Thursday, a day after teams walked out in support of ongoing protests against police brutality following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

The NBA announced that three playoff games scheduled for Thursday would also be called off, before action is expected to resume on Friday or Saturday.

The league and players on Thursday afternoon were still hammering out final details of this latest restart, according to a statement by NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass.