No words or verdicts or anything else will bring George Floyd back.
But a wide array of people from the sports world who have been vigilant about social reform and equal rights initiatives for the past year have been vocal in their support of the verdict handed down Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Rick Carlisle, president of the NBA Coaches Association, said Wednesday that the guilty verdict handed down against Derek Chauvin in the murder of Floyd last May is a sign that, maybe, cries for equality are indeed being heard.
“Obviously, it’s phenomenal news,” Carlisle said.