{"id":10754,"date":"2020-06-03T12:25:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T12:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2020-06-03T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T10:22:42","slug":"anti-racist-protests-rage-across-the-us-as-sports-stars-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/anti-racist-protests-rage-across-the-us-as-sports-stars-speak-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti Racist Protests Rage Across The US As Sports Stars Speak Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/anti-racism-protests-in-the-usa.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-Racism Protests in the USA \" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10756\" \/>A week after a police officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/31\/us\/george-floyd-investigation.html\">asphyxiated an African-American man named George Floyd to death by kneeling on the man\u2019s neck<\/a> with his entire weight, a number of prominent athletes have spoken out against the widespread racial inequalities that they say led to the tragic event.<\/p>\n<p>George Floyd\u2019s death ignited a series of protests across the US. Some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-lashes-out-at-f1-regarding-silence-over-george-floyd-death\/\">high profile athletes from across the world<\/a> including Americans from multiple sports are taking to social media to express their disgust.<\/p>\n<p>NBA stars <strong>LeBron James<\/strong> and <strong>Stephen Curry<\/strong>, as well as basketball legend <strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong>, all released statements that made it clear where their sympathies lied. <\/p>\n<p>According to Curry, Floyd\u2019s death was a murder, not an accident. Jordan, who has had a long history of avoiding political statements, explicitly called for an end to racism and brutality against colored people in America. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ABC News<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7T2Rx0bcd8?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They join a chorus of many other voices calling for systemic justice in the sports world, such as <strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/strong> and <strong>Magic Johnson<\/strong>. UFC lightheavy weight champion <strong>Jon Jones<\/strong> said the police officer put George Floyd is what MMA fighters would term as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chokehold\"><em>blood choke<\/em><\/a>&#8221; and said that it was worse than drowning. <\/p>\n<h2>Tiger Woods Finally Releases Statement <\/h2>\n<p>One glaring omission amidst the social media statements issued early on by prominent athletes was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/tiger-woods-captains-the-u-s-to-a-thrilling-2019-presidents-cup-win\/\">Tiger Woods<\/a>. After more than a week, Woods finally made his presence felt by issuing a bland statement calling for constructive dialogue and warned against violent protests, rioting, and looting.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wn7EoTInzU\">pic.twitter.com\/Wn7EoTInzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerWoods\/status\/1267631798437261312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Woods\u2019 niece, <strong>Cheyenne Woods,<\/strong> had already stated that she feels a responsibility to use her platform as a colored golfer to speak out against injustices when she sees them. She already issued her statement on Floyd\u2019s death last week. <\/p>\n<p>GolfTV\u2019s host and interviewer <strong>Henni Zuel<\/strong> noted that golf is one of the most White-dominated sports in the country. Despite having respect for the game and all that it has given her, Zuel says racist behaviors and attitudes are embedded in many of the interactions she has in the sport.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It feels odd to me to talk about anything golf related right now with everything that\u2019s going on. So I\u2019ll do both, the current climate and golf are not mutually exclusive from my personal experience. Racism in golf may not be obvious or explicitly said, sometimes it has been but<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Henni Zuel (@hennizuel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hennizuel\/status\/1266869218403708929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It unfortunately is prevelant and pervasive in its subtlety throughout the golfing world but also I have experienced the beauty of golf, the people in it and the coming together of those people and places. It is a great leveller of a sport like no other.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Henni Zuel (@hennizuel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hennizuel\/status\/1266869221809459200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Floyd Mayweather to Pay for Funeral<\/h2>\n<p>A representative of <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5846843\/mayweather-george-floyd-funeral\/\">Floyd Mayweather confirmed that he will be paying for Floyd\u2019s funeral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leonard Ellerbe<\/strong>, Mayweather Promotions CEO, stated that Mayweather had been in contact with Floyd George\u2019s family and offered to pay for all funeral expenses. The family reportedly accepted Mayweather\u2019s gesture. <\/p>\n<p>Ellerbe said that, despite Mayweather\u2019s bad boy image, the five-division world champ has gone out of his way multiple times to help others in the last 20 years but preferred not to disclose any more details on what he was doing to help the family of Floyd George. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week after a police officer asphyxiated an African-American man named George Floyd to death by kneeling on the man\u2019s neck with his entire weight, a number of prominent athletes have spoken out against the widespread racial inequalities that they say led to the tragic event. 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