The coaches of the National Basketball Association (NBA) have spoken out saying: “We cannot treat this as an isolated incident of outrage.”
In a statement on Monday, the group of head and assistant coaches acknowledged their teams were mostly African-American and said they “see, hear and share their feelings of disgust, frustration, helplessness and anger”.
“Police brutality, racial profiling and the weaponisation of racism are shameful, inhumane and intolerable.”
Floyd’s murder was traumatising to the nation, they said, “but the reality is that African Americans are targeted and victimised on a daily basis”.
The coaches added that they have a responsibility to “speak out for those who don’t have a voice” and use their “power and platform to affect change”.
Source: bbc.com