Turkish sports clubs condemn murder of US black man

By Emre Asikci

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's top three football clubs condemned Saturday the killing of an unarmed black man in US custody by a while police officer earlier this week.

"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out," Besiktas remarked about the killing of George Floyd on Twitter.

Galatasaray called his death "racism and discrimination."

"Racism is man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. We condemn racism and discrimination of any kind, mourn the loss of #GeorgeFloyd. #BlackLivesMatter."

Fenerbahce also slammed the killing on social media.

"Racism is not an ideology, but a psychological disease," it said.

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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slammed the murder by sharing a photograph of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of police brutality and racial injustice.

"Do you understand NOW!!??!!?? Or is it still blurred to you??