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and Vincent Poirier have been among several NBA players to participate in recent protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis last month after a white police offic

er pressed his knee into Floyd's neck as he begged for air.

“I think the thing that I wanted them to know is that every decent person is hurting,” Stevens said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday. “Every decent person feels the pain of the African American community. But I also don’t want to pretend like I know the exact, distinct pain. So what I wanted them to know is that I’m with them.”

Brown, who grew up outside of Atlanta, drove 15 hours from Boston to lead a march in Atlanta on Sunday.“I’m not surprised with him taking a leadership role," Stevens said."That’s who he is.”

 

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