George Floyd and Stephen Jackson (Credit: Benjamin Crump and Stephen Jackson)
In his career former basketball star and NBA champion Stephen Jackson was probably best known for participating in the ‘Malice in the Palace’ — the infamous 2004 NBA brawl between the Indiana Pacers, his team at the time and the Detroit Pistons.
Today, Jackson is trending for a different reason as his “brother” George Floyd has become the latest victim of police brutality.
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Floyd was killed on Monday by police in Minneapolis, Minn. who were called to a “forgery in progress.”
George Floyd (Credit: Benjamin Crump)
However, several witnesses, including the one who recorded the interaction, noted that while he was handcuffed and on the ground with one of the officer’s knees on his neck, Floyd, whose nose was also bleeding, said that he couldn’t breathe and asked for help.
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Jackson, who said he has spoken to activist Shaun King, who dealt with his own controversy today, said he is en route to Minneapolis to do what he can and to see that his friend receives justice.
