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Brooks Koepka Talks 'Tragic,' 'Pathetic' George Floyd Killing Ahead of 3M Open

PGA Tour star Brooks Koepka discussed the May killing of George Floyd ahead of this weekend's 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, calling it a "pathetic" act.

"Obviously, it was tragic," he said Tuesday, per Myron Medcalf of ESPN. "It's pathetic what happened. To see somebody's life to go and you watch it multiple, multiple times. It's tough. I get chills right now, just even thinking about it. What happened is uncalled for."

Floyd died in Minneapolis, about 20 miles away from where the 3M Open will be held, after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes while arresting him.