For the past week, there has been protest going on against Minnesota police after George Floyd, 46-year-old African American was choked to death by a policeman. People are protesting against police and government to stop racism that a black American faces every day. Hundreds of protesters dropped into the Minneapolis streets on Wednesday, a day after George Floyd’s death as the city’s Police Department has amassed numerously inflated complaints.
Earlier, on Tuesday Violence emitted in Minneapolis and other US cities after an African American Floyd died following his arrest by the four police officers on Tuesday. A video is circulated in numbers on social media that a cop bow on Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes and the 46-year-old died in a spot after he was chocked by the police officer.
According to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, the four police officers were suspended while Chauvin was also charged with murder and homicide. Some famous names from the sporting world joined calls for justice for George Floyd. Here’s a glimpse some tweets:
Basketball great Michael Jordan has raised his voice in anger over the death of George Floyd.
“I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry,” Jordan, a Basketball Hall of Famer and owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, said in a statement. I see and feel everyone’s pain, outrage and frustration. I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of colour in our country. We have had enough.” said Jordan.
“We need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability,” he added.
NBA coach Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers made an emotional post on Twitter.
“My father was a 30-year veteran of the Chicago police department, and if he were still with us right now, he’d be hurt and outraged by the senseless acts of racial injustice that continue to plague our country,” he said.
“Being black in America is tough. I’ve personally been called more racial slurs than I can count, been pulled over many times because of the colour of my skin, and even had my home burned down. The response we are seeing across the nation, to the murder of George Floyd, is decades in the making. This isn’t an African-American issue. This is a human issue.” he added.
Four Bundesliga players also poured tribute to Floyd.
On Sunday, England’s 20-year-old winger Jadon Sancho, 21-year-old Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi and 22-year-old Marcus Thuram carved statements on the field, following the example form by Schalke’s American midfielder Weston McKennie, 21, the day before.
Schalke’s American midfielder Weston Mckennie wrote on his Twitter handle,
“To abe to use my platform to bring attention to a problem that has been going on too long feels good!!! We have to stand up for what we believe in and I believe that it is time that we are heard! #justiceforgeorgefloyd #saynotoracism.”
FIFA Women’s 2015 and 2019 World Cup winner Alex Morgan also took to Twitter and wrote, “So sickened beyond words by the brutal police killing of George Floyd. When will all Americans be treated and respected equally regardless of race and gender?? We are yearning for true leadership and inclusivity from the top,” she tweeted on Friday.
Former NBA player Nick Collison disclosed that he donated $20,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund “in the Memory of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many other people whose lives weren’t valued because of the colour of their skin.”
Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores shared a statement to ESPN and wrote on social media, “This idea that players were kneeling in support of social justice was something some people couldn’t wrap their head around.”
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr wrote that the video of Floyd’s killing “made me disgusted, mad and broken-hearted.”
American basketball player Paige Bueckers, also tweeted, “It’s time for changes!”
