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Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem Lends His Voice In Calling For Peaceful Protests In Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Miami Heat star Udonis Haslem is once again lending his voice to support change to fight social injustice.

The Miami native joined Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and other community leaders on Sunday before protesters began their march through the streets of downtown Miami following the death of George Floyd, black man in Minnesota who was in police custody.

Haslem voiced his support of the protests, but did express his concern with how violence could cloud the message.

“There definitely has to be justice for George,” Haslem said. “There definitely has to be protests for what happened to George.