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  6. article_body => "<p>The death of George Floyd has caused outrage across the country, with thousands protesting in several American cities demanding justice.<\/p>\n<p>Several prominent athletes, including former NBA legend Michael Jordan, Lakers forward&nbsp;LeBron James, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and many others, have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the ongoing protests and civil unrest.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan released a statement on Sunday sharing his thoughts on the situation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from Michael Jordan: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lWkZOf1Tmr\">pic.twitter.com\/lWkZOf1Tmr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jordan (@Jumpman23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jumpman23\/status\/1267195991964282881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>James sent out this tweet early Sunday morning asking \"Why does America not love us?\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why Doesn\u2019t America Love US!!!!!????TOO. \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeadHighandStayStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeadHighandStayStrong<\/a>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAllWeGot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAllWeGot<\/a>\u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc51<\/p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1266995951853395968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence sent out a pair of tweets on Friday, stating that \"love must outweigh hate.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m siding with my brothers that deal, and continuously deal, with things I will never experience. The injustice is clear.. and so is the hate. It can no longer be explained away. If you\u2019re still \u201cexplaining\u201d it - check your heart and ask why.<\/p>&mdash; Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trevorlawrencee\/status\/1266456313493626883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>United States national team midfielder Weston McKennie, who plays in the German Bundesliga&nbsp;for Schalke 04, sported an armband during his club's match this weekend that read \"Justice for George Floyd.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To be able to use my platform to bring attention to a problem that has been going on to long feels good!!! We have to stand up for what we believe in and I believe that it is time that we are heard! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/justiceforgeorgefloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#justiceforgeorgefloyd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saynotoracism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saynotoracism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TRB1AGm0Qx\">pic.twitter.com\/TRB1AGm0Qx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Weston McKennie (@WMckennie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMckennie\/status\/1266776949352849409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>After scoring a goal during Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga match on Sunday, English winger Jadon Sancho took off his jersey and revealed his undershirt, which read \"Justice for George Floyd.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jadon Sancho revealed a &quot;Justice for George Floyd&quot; shirt after scoring for Borussia Dortmund. <br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPNFC<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QsFoxepPyg\">pic.twitter.com\/QsFoxepPyg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1267145354828529670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman sent out several tweets regarding Floyd's death and the protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My profession nor my education change the fact that I\u2019m a black man in America and to that end I will continue to fight for equality for the ppl that are treated unjust in the country. And if that offends you or makes you uncomfortable then maybe we are starting to make progress<\/p>&mdash; Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSherman_25\/status\/1267143765132578817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When will the response be justice? Racism has been around forever and too many excuses have been made for it. If you are sitting by watching it and judging the reaction you are part of the problem with what is going on because you allow yourself to overlook the cause.<\/p>&mdash; Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSherman_25\/status\/1267139984118579200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s curious the way I\u2019m treated in public when I have a mask on and when I don\u2019t. When I wear a mask I feel the tension that I have felt since i was a child. I can feel the looks I get of ppl who assume I\u2019m a threat. But when the mask comes off and suddenly I\u2019m not a threat<\/p>&mdash; Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSherman_25\/status\/1267142923411271680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler, a Minneapolis area native who played three seasons for the University of Minnesota, offered his take on the situation:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I needed to say something in my own words. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VpkidaMjbX\">pic.twitter.com\/VpkidaMjbX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Blake Wheeler (@BiggieFunke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiggieFunke\/status\/1266891506624770048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett tweeted he \"doesn't feel safe\" in America after Floyd's death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t feel free in the land of the free<\/p>&mdash; Tyler Lockett (@TDLockett12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDLockett12\/status\/1266383630047330306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow tweeted this:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The black community needs our help. They have been unheard for far too long. Open your ears, listen, and speak. This isn\u2019t politics. This is human rights.<\/p>&mdash; Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeyB\/status\/1266404689203146754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens shared his thoughts on the situation.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH THE VIDEO FOR MY THOUGHTS ON GEORGE FLOYD! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPGEORGEFLOYD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPGEORGEFLOYD<\/a> \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udda4 @_stak5_ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMWITHKAP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IMWITHKAP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LGO9YBkEjN\">pic.twitter.com\/LGO9YBkEjN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/terrellowens\/status\/1266395535050588165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFFVWVlwYj\">pic.twitter.com\/HFFVWVlwYj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cj_wentz\/status\/1266138458340327424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Nationals closer Sean Doolittle shared his thoughts with this post, captioned \"#BlackLivesMatter.\"<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qmHK3Rhf7e\">pic.twitter.com\/qmHK3Rhf7e<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Obi-Sean Kenobi Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whatwouldDOOdo\/status\/1266454477529403394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Wizards guard Bradley Beal engaged with several of his followers on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/wizards\/bradley-beal-sends-series-tweets-following-civil-unrest-minneapolis-and-other-cities\">sending off multiple tweets<\/a> about an array of topics surrounding the impact and style of the protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Black, white, green, it don\u2019t matter. It makes no sense to take something from someone, when they have nothing to do with what\u2019s going on in the world!! Especially when it\u2019s all people have <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/arzGpGSK1d\">https:\/\/t.co\/arzGpGSK1d<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDealBeal23\/status\/1266755505474736130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I feel you, those feelings of pains. Years of suffering can never be replaced. But we have to ACT now, but in a different matter. We\u2019ve been looting and rioting for years and no change. We gotta do something else! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oMbJBAxIvi\">https:\/\/t.co\/oMbJBAxIvi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDealBeal23\/status\/1266761090073006081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Mystics guard Natasha Cloud wrote a powerful piece in The Players Tribune, emphasizing that those who are staying silent during this situation is \"a knee on her neck.\"<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201dNeutrality about black lives might as well be murder.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T_Cloud4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@T_Cloud4<\/a> has only one thing on her mind right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCpOXve3HN\">https:\/\/t.co\/aCpOXve3HN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Players&#39; Tribune (@PlayersTribune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayersTribune\/status\/1266823696049598464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Monumental Sports and Entertainment said this on Sunday:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We Stand Together <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxCGPgWEbg\">pic.twitter.com\/dxCGPgWEbg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment (@MSE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSE\/status\/1267202457999937536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p><strong><em>MORE NEWS:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Protests: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/wizards\/bradley-beal-sends-series-tweets-following-civil-unrest-minneapolis-and-other-cities\">Bradley Beal speaks out<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Powerful: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/mystics\/mystics-guard-natasha-cloud-calls-end-silence-around-racism-powerful-essay\">Natasha Cloud on racial injustice<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Doolittle's Take: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/nationals\/nationals-sean-doolittle-makes-statement-death-george-floyd\">Statement on Floyd's death<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"
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The death of George Floyd has caused outrage across the country, with thousands protesting in several American cities demanding justice.

Several prominent athletes, including former NBA legend Michael Jordan, Lakers forward LeBron James, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and many others, have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the ongoing protests and civil unrest.

Jordan released a statement on Sunday sharing his thoughts on the situation. 

James sent out this tweet early Sunday morning asking "Why does America not love us?"

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence sent out a pair of tweets on Friday, stating that "love must outweigh hate."

United States national team midfielder Weston McKennie, who plays in the German Bundesliga for Schalke 04, sported an armband during his club's match this weekend that read "Justice for George Floyd."

After scoring a goal during Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga match on Sunday, English winger Jadon Sancho took off his jersey and revealed his undershirt, which read "Justice for George Floyd."

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman sent out several tweets regarding Floyd's death and the protests.

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler, a Minneapolis area native who played three seasons for the University of Minnesota, offered his take on the situation:

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett tweeted he "doesn't feel safe" in America after Floyd's death.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow tweeted this:

Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens shared his thoughts on the situation.

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz:

Nationals closer Sean Doolittle shared his thoughts with this post, captioned "#BlackLivesMatter."

Wizards guard Bradley Beal engaged with several of his followers on Saturday, sending off multiple tweets about an array of topics surrounding the impact and style of the protests.

Mystics guard Natasha Cloud wrote a powerful piece in The Players Tribune, emphasizing that those who are staying silent during this situation is "a knee on her neck."

Monumental Sports and Entertainment said this on Sunday: 

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