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NBA great Michael Jordan voices outrage over Floyd death in statement: 'We have had enough'

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NBA great Michael Jordan voices outrage over Floyd death in statement: 'We have had enough'
NBA great Michael Jordan voices outrage over Floyd death in statement: 'We have had enough'

Basketball great Michael Jordan voices outrage over the death of George Floyd in social media statement: 'We have had enough'

SHOWS: INTERNET (MAY 31, 2020) (STILL IMAGES-MUTE) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - ACCESS ALL) 1.

STILL IMAGE OF MICHAEL JORDAN'S TWITTER PAGE WITH STATEMENT ON GEORGE FLOYD AND PROTESTS 2.

STILL IMAGE OF STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL'S JORDAN'S TWITTER PAGE, SAYING: "I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry.

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.

I don't have the answers, but our collective voices show strength and the inability to be divided by others.

We must listen to each other, show compassion and empathy and never turn our backs on senseless brutality.

We need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability.

Our unified voice needs to put pressure on our leaders to change our laws, or else we need to use our vote to create systemic change.

Every one of us needs to be part of the solution, and we must work together to ensure justice for all.

My heart goes out to the family of George Floyd and to the countless others whose lives have been brutally and senselessly taken through acts of racism and injustice." PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JUNE 12, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 3.

MICHAEL JORDAN SPEAKING AT EVENT TO MARK 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS AIR JORDAN SNEAKERS AT THE PALAIS DE TOKYO MODERN ART GALLERY 4.

JORDAN WALKING INTO GALLERY WHILE CROWDS CHEER STORY: Basketball great Michael Jordan voiced outrage on Sunday (May 31) 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, an incident that has triggered violent nationwide protests.

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." The comments from Jordan came as many U.S. cities were bracing for another night of unrest after cleaning up streets strewn with broken glass and burned-out cars as curfews failed to quell confrontations between protesters and police.

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.

"We need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability," said Jordan.

"Our unified voice needs to put pressure on our leaders to change our laws, or else we need to use our vote to create systemic change.

"Every one of us needs to be part of the solution, and we must work together to ensure justice for all.

(Production: David Grip)

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