LaVine was one of many athletes with ties to Chicago to speak out in response to the death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis.
“This has been going on for hundreds of years now! And still with little to no change. Got to do better!” LaVine tweeted. “But how can there be change if the ones with POWER are not willing to listen or do anything about their actions!”
“I know it’s hard to fully grasp why black people are outraged,” Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler, the center fielder on the 2016 World Series champion Cubs, wrote on Instagram on Thursday.