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Lloyd Pierce responds to shooting of Jacob Blake

The NBA Coaches Association racial injustice and reform committee member is hard at work again.

Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce wasted no time in his response to the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake was shot at seven times by an officer while cops were attempting to arrest the 27-year-old. Blake was reportedly breaking up a fight between two women at the time the police showed up. Shortly after, Pierce retweeted a video from lawyer and civil rights advocate Ben Crump.

Wow. This Black man was shot several times in the back by @KenoshaPolice today.