Monday, March 18, 2024

Carmelo Anthony Praises Michael Jordan For Speaking Out About Police Brutality

Carmelo Anthony, Michael Jordan

*NY Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony held a Q&A session following his town hall meeting at a Boys and Girls Club in Los Angeles on Monday, during which he praised Michael Jordan for speaking out on the growing racial and social unrest that’s sweeping the nation.

Jordan shocked fans and colleagues alike when he stepped up and donated $1 million each to two organizations working to build trust between the police and their urban communities.

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“I thought it was brilliant and about time that he stepped up and said what he said,” Anthony said Monday after a meeting with community leaders in Los Angeles. “At the end of the day, amongst us, he is our face. He is an African-American and a very powerful African-American, so for him to step up in the midst of these times right now, it was very big on his behalf. It’s not always about the money, but for him to step up and put his money where his mouth is at, the timing was perfect.”

For over a decade, Jordan has been criticized for raising the prices on his iconic basketball shoes that are so demand, thugs commit murder to own a pair.

“I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or background, so I am saddened and frustrated by the divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that seem to be getting worse as of late. I know this country is better than that, and I can no longer stay silent. We need to find solutions that ensure people of color receive fair and equal treatment AND that police officers – who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all – are respected and supported,” Jordan said in his statement on the shootings of African-Americans and the targeting of police officers

Watch Carmelo’s comments via the clip below:

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