Following George Floyd’s death, US sport is rumbling toward an increasingly inevitable row about how his memory should be honored.
When they do finally emerge from their coronavirus-enforced hiatus in the coming weeks and months, major US leagues will not only have to play a careful game with ensuring safety measures keep the deadly virus at bay.
After the death of Floyd in Minneapolis and ensuing unrest, they will now have to contend with a delicate balancing act over how and when players protest in his honor.
The distressing imagery of Floyd’s death at the knee of a police officer was all the more stark when juxtaposed with the actions of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose peaceful protests against police brutality in 2016 sparked a wave of similar steps, but also a vitriolic debate across swathes of US society.
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