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Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska basketball make statement for racial justice

Four days after police officers shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, several times in the back in Kenosha, Wis., boycotts, protests and statements are sprawling across the American sports landscape.

The University of Nebraska men’s basketball team, which is coached by former Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg, added their voices to calls for justice and change Thursday.

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Twelve players plus Hoiberg assembled outside of the Hendricks Training Complex and in front of assorted media Thursday afternoon, all dressed in black T-shirts, shorts and face masks.