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NBA ‘Social Justice Coalition’ Pushes House Democrats’ ‘George Floyd Justice In Policing Act’

Tim Pearce
NBA ‘Social Justice Coalition’ Pushes House Democrats’ ‘George Floyd Justice In Policing Act’
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A coalition of top NBA players and executives are throwing their clout behind the Democrat-backed George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

The group, called the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition (NBSJC), released a statement Tuesday, which marked one year since the death of George Floyd, backing the police reform bill passed in a nearly party-line vote in March. Two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden (ME) and Ron Kind (WI), joined Republicans in voting against the legislation.

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