Gregg Popovich did not hold back when discussing his feelings about Donald Trump: “We need a president to come out and say simply that ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Just say those three words. But he won’t and he can’t...'
called him a “pathological liar” who doesn’t understand the difference between the truth and lies.
Popovich has denounced Trump in the past. Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Popovich compared the newly elected president to a “seventh- or eighth-grade bully” and condemned comments he made as “xenophobic, homophobic, racist and misogynistic.” The 71-year-old, five-time NBA champion has also openly reckoned with the privileges that come from being a white man.
An independent autopsy has since found that Floyd’s death was “caused by asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain.” After the graphic video circulated widely on social media, the four officers involved in the incident were fired and Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder. None of the other three officers face charges at this time.
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