It’s a monumental day in the ongoing fight for racial equality with the news that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer whose sickening murder of George Floyd sparked the largest civil rights protests in decades, was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Here’s how NBA players are reacting to the news:
ACCOUNTABILITY
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 20, 2021
JUSTICE + ACCOUNTABILITY
Rest in Power— Aaron Gordon (@Double0AG) April 21, 2021
Put his ass under the jail
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) April 20, 2021
Let’s hope that one day justice for all will feel normal and not like a celebration 🙏🏽
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) April 20, 2021
Finally🙏🏽 something positive
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) April 20, 2021
Wow…..Accountability! 🙏🏿🙌🏿
— Victor Oladipo (@VicOladipo) April 20, 2021
Throw away the key
— Jordan McRae (@JordyMac52) April 20, 2021
🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) April 20, 2021
GUILTY
— Tyrese Haliburton (@Hali) April 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1384634631845158914
Guilty af
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) April 20, 2021
Justice 🙏🏾
— andrew wiggins (@22wiggins) April 20, 2021
🙏🏽🙏🏽 justice has been served, but this is only the beginning
— Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33) April 20, 2021
But the fact we all saw what we saw last year, and STILL were nervous about if he would be held accountable, shows how far we have to go…
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 20, 2021
… justice
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) April 20, 2021
🙏🏾
— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) April 20, 2021
WAY MORE WORK TO DO.
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) April 20, 2021
🙏🏽🙏🏽.. Long Overdue.
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) April 20, 2021
Accountability is now trending 📈
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 20, 2021
Justice and Accountability! Things I never thought I would see. There’s much more work to do, but this is an amazing start working toward the reform this country NEEDS!
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) April 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/jarenjacksonjr/status/1384618236512067597
Progress..
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) April 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/Mbeasy5/status/1384616774428020739
Accountability….RIP George Floyd 🙏🏾
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/Mbeasy5/status/1384616047559397378
Justice has been served
— Tyus Jones (@tyusjones) April 20, 2021
Rest easy 🙏🏾
— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) April 20, 2021