Athletes, coaches and more figures from the sports world weigh in on the death of George Floyd, racism, police brutality and unequal treatment by law enforcement in the United States.
Magic Johnson
The Basketball Hall of Famer posted to Twitter,"How many times do we have to see black men killed on national television? This has been going on for entirely too long. We need to start seeing black people as human beings and not animals on the street."The Minnesota United players responded to George Floyd's death and the subsequent protests.
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