//National Basketball Coaches Association Forms Committee on Racial Injustice, Reform

National Basketball Coaches Association Forms Committee on Racial Injustice, Reform

Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr, Lloyd Pierce, David Fizdale and Stan Van Gundy were among the coaches that were selected to the committee.

The National Basketball Coaches Association has formed a committee on racial injustice and reform within NBA cities amid widespread demonstrations across the country against police brutality.

Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr, Lloyd Pierce, David Fizdale and Stan Van Gundy were some of the coaches who were selected to the committee. On Monday, the coaches association issued a statement denouncing the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and violence against the black community. 

Floyd died last Monday in Minneapolis police custody after an officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes, even as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Officer Derek Chauvin, who was fired from his job, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday. The three other officers present, also fired, have not been arrested.

Floyd’s death has sparked