A new group of American and international athletes have joined the voices calling for racial equality in the United States, with numerous protest marches across the country denouncing the death of black fellow George Floyd on 25 last month by a white policeman in Minneapolis.
A number of Milwaukee Pax players, who were at the top of the eastern region, and had the best record in the NBA before being suspended in March because of the new Corona virus, participated in a march in the city, most notably the Greek star Yannis Antikon Kembo, who wore a shirt that read "No" I can breathe. ”
The white American policeman, Derek Chauvin, who arrested Floyd (46) and pressed his knee on his neck for several minutes without listening to his pleas, was unable to breathe, before he died, he was charged with unintentional killing, but the protests continued to escalate. , And sometimes ended in riots to the point that curfews were declared in several cities.
"We want change," Antitoconembo said in front of other demonstrators. We want justice. That's why we are here. This is what we will do today. That's why I'm going to walk with you guys. I want my child to grow up without fear of walking down the street. "I don't want there to be hate in my child's heart."
"It doesn't matter," the best league player stressed last season. The color does not matter. We are black, white, zero. This does not matter. we are all human".
Yannis' brother, Thanasis, and many Milwaukee players, such as Brooke Lopez, Sterling Brown, Donty Devincenzo, Frank Mason and Cam Reynolds, all participated in the march, and everyone wore shirts that read "I can't breathe", referring to what Floyd had spoken before his death.