In a statement, Michael Jordan voiced support for protestors: 'I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry. I see and feel everyone's pain, outrage and frustration ...We had had enough'
As tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people grew nationwide, the legendary basketball player is speaking out to express how"deeply saddened" and upset he feels:"We have had enough."
In a statement posted on his social media, the legendary basketball player offered his condolences for Floyd's family, and "to the countless others whose lives have been brutally and senselessly taken through acts of racism and injustice." Jordan went on to explain that though he doesn't "have the answers," he believes "our collective voices show strength and the inability to be divided by others." "We must listen to each other, show compassion and empathy and never turn our backs on senseless brutality. We need to continue peaceful expressions about injustice and demand accountability," he wrote.
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