NBA legend Jordan speaks out, condemns US gun violence

View photosMoreNBA hall of famer and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan walks off the court during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on February 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario (AFP Photo/ELSA)Los Angeles (AFP) - National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan is speaking out on the gun violence heightening racial tensions in America, pledging millions of dollars in pursuit of a solution.

"As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers,"…