The system is broken.
But the urgency to create change is at an all-time high.
They set a model for what athletes stood for, he said.
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So we choose to follow in their footsteps.
The racial profiling has to stop.
The shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop.
Not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop.
But also the retaliation has to stop, Wade added.
The endless gun violence in places like Chicago, Dallas not to mention Orlando it has to stop.
Enough is a enough.
And the conversation cannot stop as our schedules get busy again.
This group of athletes has been particularly outspoken the last few years.
Anthonypenned a heartfelt plea on Instagramlast week calling on athletes to do more to curb violence.
In 2014, Paul and his L.A. Clippers teammatessilently protested the racist recordingsof former owner Donald Sterling.
We all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence we do.
But thats not acceptable.
Its time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, What are we doing to create change?'
We all have to do better.
See their full speech below.
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