Brooklyn Nets, Barclays Center React To Protests: 'We Call For A Peaceful Response In Our Joint Fight Against Racism'
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Brooklyn's Barclays Center has become a gathering place for protesters, but it's also a site where they've clashed with police.
Sunday morning, the Brooklyn Nets, Long Island Nets, New York Liberty and Barclays Center sent out a joint message.
"Today, we stand up and speak up against all forms of racism -- overt or subconscious -- especially against the Black community," the statement says in part.
Statement from the Brooklyn Nets, Long Island Nets, New York Liberty, and Barclays Center. pic.twitter.com/HFlYU1HHvC
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) May 31, 2020
It goes on to say they feel the raw emotion but call for a peaceful response in the joint fight against racism.
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