The legendary basketball player urged protesters to continue 'peaceful expressions against injustice'
a black man who died after a white police officer pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck.
"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 had had enough," he wrote in a post on Instagram."I don't have the answers, but our collective voices show strength and the inability to be divided by others," Jordan, 57, continued.
RELATED: Minneapolis Police Chief Tells George Floyd's Family That 3 Other Cops Were 'Complicit' in Killing "For once, Don't Do It. Don't pretend there's not a problem in America. Don't turn your back on racism. Don't accept innocent lives being taken from us. Don't make any more excuses," the text-only video read. "Don't think this doesn't affect you. Don't sit back and be silent. Don't think you can't be part of the change. Let's all be part of the change.
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