DOHA: Basketball great Michael Jordan also joined the outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, USA.
This ugly incident has triggered violent nationwide protests and even several top sports persons across the world has expressed their disappointments on the social media.
French striker Marcus Thuram scored twice and then took a knee in protest at the death of an unarmed black man as Borussia Moenchengladbach routed Union Berlin 4-1 on Sunday.
Jordan said his heart went out to the family of Floyd and others who have died through acts of racism.
“I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry,” Jordan, a Basketball Hall of Famer and owner of the National Basketball Association’s Charlotte Hornets, said in a statement. “I see and feel everyone’s pain, outrage and frustration.
“I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.”
Jordan, a six-time NBA champion who was at the heart of the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty in the 1990s, called on people to show compassion and empathy and never turn their backs on senseless brutality.
