Michael Jordan has backed the protests that have swept the U.S. following the death of Minnesotan George Floyd at the hands of police.
Floyd, an unarmed police suspect, passed away last Monday shortly after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. Footage of the incident has sparked protests and civil unrest in Minneapolis and other U.S.
cities, and Chauvin is now facing a third-degree murder charge. Jordan, who has been criticised in the past for failing to comment on political matters, released a rare statement on Sunday condemning police brutality against African-Americans and backing the protesters’ demands for an end to racial injustice and changes to policing methods. “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry,” the
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