Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown traveled to his home state of Georgia and helped coordinate protests in response to George Floyd's death.
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown used his platform in the pursuit of social justice literally Saturday as he helped coordinate protests in AtlantaFloyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died Monday in Minneapolis after a white police officer kept his knee pressed into Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes, sparking dozens ofThe incident, caught on video, has jarred a country already in a historic crisis as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Brown has been a vocal member of the wider NBA community on both crises. He traveled from Boston to his home state of Georgia to add his voice — and organizing capabilities — to local protest efforts. The Marietta native helped relay messages about where protesters should go as road closures and other events on the ground changed in real time, helping to amplify the message by virtue of his considerable following on multiple social media platforms.like Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns — who just lost his mother to COVID-19 — and former San Antonio Spurs champion Stephen Jackson, a friend of Floyd, in demonstrating against police violence.
Later Saturday, after learning of arrests in connection to the protest, Brown sought information to help those detained.
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