If not for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Los Angeles Dodgers would have hosted the Atlanta Braves in a three-game series finale at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. But instead of playing their 61st game of the season, the Dodgers joined Angelenos in remembering George Floyd.
In conjunction with supporters across Los Angeles, the Dodgers turned on the lights at Dodger Stadium for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, beginning at 9 p.m. The gesture was in recognition of the amount of time a Minneapolis police officer pinned his knee to Floyd’s neck.
An independent autopsy determined Floyd died due to “asphyxiation from sustained pressure” while in police custody.