Three Golden State Warriors players took part in the “Walking in Unity” event at Lake Merritt on Wednesday.
A photo of Steph Curry, Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damion Lee was posted to Twitter by Mercury News reporter Wes Goldberg at the demonstration protesting racial injustice.
Protests have taken place in all 50 states and in some other countries over the last week as people express anger at the killing of George Floyd and other African American people at the hands of police officers.
Floyd was killed on May 25 by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested Friday. The other three officers who were standing by as Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes were charged on Wednesday with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting manslaughter, according to ABC.
Steph Curry here at Lake Merritt with fellow Warriors Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damion Lee for the "Walking In Unity" event. pic.twitter.com/mYLsPCnquj
— Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) June 3, 2020
This protest is the latest way Warriors players have spoken out against police brutality and racial injustice.
Rookie Eric Paschall has been vocal on Twitter throughout the week, and Curry expressed to The Life Podcast about how non-black people need to use their voice, too.
“Until people outside of our community speak up, use their platform and actually get uncomfortable and feel some type of emotional change to the issues, then we’re just going to be in the same situation.”
Head coach Steve Kerr joined a committee on racial injustice and reform established by the National Basketball Coaches Association.
Many players and the Warriors team account itself participated in the “Blackout Tuesday” social media trend.
The Warriors organization also released a statement that in-part read, “We condemn, in no uncertain terms, “racism and violence perpetrated against members of the black community.”
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