Stephen Jackson hits out at 'privileged' Michael Porter Jr over George Floyd death remark

unfortunate and tragic death of American citizen George Floyd has sparked a furore of outr across United States this week. incident, which occurred in city of Minneapolis, has led to two days of violent protests as locals lash out at racially motivated police brutality that Floyd was subjected to. A host of celebrities and sports personalities from United States and around globe have spoken out against  injustice, one of m being former Golden State Warriors player - Stephen Jackson. NBA veteran was friends with George Floyd and even called him his 'twin' as y both looked uncannily similar. Stephen Jackson lashed out at Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr who asked people to pray for four police officers who committed atrocity.

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Why was George Floyd arrested? Stephen Jackson on George Floyd death

George Floyd was suffocated to death by a police officer while being handcuffed. Floyd was reportedly arrested on suspicion of writing a false check and lost his life after a police officer suffocated him to death. four police officers involved in arrest and subsequent death have been fired for ir role in George Floyd death.

Denver Nuggets player Michael Porter posted a tweet after George Floyd death. However, former NBA champion Stephen Jackson did t agree with Michael Porter Jr's mess as he lashed out at youngster with a lengthy post on his Instagram p. Stephen Jackson was reportedly friends with George Floyd and two were considered twins due to ir identical facial features. Stephen has been extremely vocal about tragic incident and is calling for murder charges to be levelled on all four cops involved in George Floyd death. Earlier this year, Stephen Jackson faced some heat from his own community members after he claimed that African-American women are responsible for all trouble faced by African-American men in modern America.

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