As the Black Lives Matter movement jumped to the forefront in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stoppage of all sports, one of the names mentioned frequently was Breonna Taylor. She was a Black medical worker who was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in March during a raid of her apartment.
After the NBA resumed the 2019-20 season, players remained in contact with Taylor’s family and continued to say her name during interviews and press conferences, no matter the subject being discussed.
After Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the grand jury’s ruling on Wednesday that polic officer Brett Hankison has been charged with three counts of “wanton endangerment” and the other two officers involved were “justified in their return of deadly fire,” NBA players took to Twitter, Brooklyn Nets guard Jamal Crawford being one of them:
I know they didn’t think paying money to Breonna Taylor’s family was enough. Justice is worth more…
But that was just the beginning for Crawford:
They’re trying to say they are wrong in every way except, in admitting the MURDER OF BREONNA TAYLOR!
He continued:
The cops that murdered Breonna Taylor knew this is how it would play out from the moment it happened. They were never worried about justice being served.
Crawford also added:
In every way, they try and remind us Black lives don’t matter.. We will ALWAYS matter!!!!!
They treat animals with more respect in this country than they do black lives…
— đ Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) September 23, 2020
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