Louisville Courier Journal
In a continuation of athletes speaking out against injustice nationwide, a University of Kentucky basketball player took time to share his thoughts on what’s happening in the country. Sophomore forward Keion Brooks Jr. held a Zoom call on Friday afternoon and opened the call with words of support for Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor and their families.
“I want to push my prayers out to Jacob Blake and his family,” he said. “I’m praying for justice for Breonna Taylor and her family.”
Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, is paralyzed from the waist down after police shot him seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.