George Floyd's death impacts sports world

The sports world responds to George Floyd's death in Minneapolis

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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:04 What happened to George Floyd has reverberated throughout the country,

00:08 impacting so many, including professional athletes.

00:11 Sometimes pro sports stars may seem larger than life, but

00:14 their vulnerability was on display in the wake of Floyd's tragic death as they,

00:19 like all of us, saw that horrifying video.

00:22 I can't breathe, as Floyd was heard saying, and was on the shirt LeBron James once

00:26 wore to honor Eric Garner and posted again, should not have to be a rallying cry.

00:31 And James was not alone in sharing his thoughts.

00:34 Steve Kerr posted, this is murder, disgusting, seriously,

00:38 what the hell is wrong with us?

00:40 Bradley Beal also asked the question, knee on my man neck, when does it stop?

00:45 A frustration shared in the NFL as well, where JJ Watt said, quote,

00:49 anybody who saw the video, I don't know how you can defend it, it's terrible.

00:54 While Malcolm Jenkins, who of course works with the Players Coalition,

00:57 called for the officers involved to be charged and convicted.

01:00 But what is so gut wrenching is how so many in the African American community

01:04 have to live knowing that could be their or

01:06 even scarier their kids' reality on any given day.

01:10 Which becomes even more stark when you see how devastated professional athletes

01:14 are, because it doesn't matter if you play in the NBA.

01:17 This is about humanity.

01:19 I saw Dwayne Wade say, justice will not be served until those unaffected

01:23 are as outraged as those who are.

01:25 Well, I am sad and I am angry.

01:29 The most frustrating thing, which I know is a shared feeling,

01:32 is I don't know what to do about it.

01:34 But I want to help any way I can.

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01:39 (upbeat music)