As the entire world grieves and rallies around the death of George Floyd, the city of Houston, where the 46-year-old was raised, came together again on Monday afternoon to honor his life one final time, which included the University’s men’s basketball team.
“Let’s remember, don’t lose sight of the fact that a family lost a son, lost a brother, lost a father, lost a relative,” said head coach Kelvin Sampson shortly before the team departed to The Fountain of Praise church for Floyd’s public visitation. “We lost somebody from our community. A family is grieving. That’s one of the main reasons I wanted our kids to go and pay respects today.