Athletes, Anger and Activism: How George Floyd Has Changed Sports

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🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has spurred an outpouring of grief and anger across the sports world...and incited a conversation about race, power and privilege. Comments made by Drew Brees and others have been met with backlash from athletes, and the players everywhere are demanding their voices be heard. Bomani Jones joins the show to discuss a week in sports that felt historic, even if few games were actually played. Then, ESPN basketball reporter and Minneapolis native Myron Medcalf reflects on the devastation in his hometown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You come to
0:01.9	Third War where we're from
0:03.6	People are crying right now
0:05.9	That's how much they love them
0:07.1	You know, I'm just staying strong
0:09.2	As I can because I need to get it out
0:11.9	I need to get it out
0:13.5	Everybody won't justice
0:15.5	We want justice for George
0:16.9	He's going to get it
0:18.3	He's going to get it
0:19.9	That was Fulone George, he's going to get it. He's going to get it.
0:28.5	That was Philonis Floyd, speaking at the memorial service for his brother George,
0:33.7	whose death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has sparked outrage throughout the country.
0:39.2	In the sports world, the protests have spurred an outpouring of commiseration, grief, and anger, and have been cited a conversation about race, power, and privilege, both on and off the
0:45.4	field. Today, in the wake of comments made by Drew Brees and others that have been met with backlash,
0:51.8	I chat with ESPN's Bumani Jones about a week in sports that feels
0:55.9	truly historic, even though a few games were actually played.
1:00.8	I mean it times. It's Friday, June 5th.
1:04.0	This is ESPN Daily, presented by Marathon.
1:08.5	Hi, Bumani.
1:10.1	Hey, how are you?
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