Even at the NCAA Tournament, there was talk about Wednesday’s nationwide student walkout in protest of gun violence. At a prepractice news conference at American Airlines Center, University of Miami players Lonnie Walker IV, Chris Lykes and Ja’Quan Newton were asked how the Parkland shooting affected them and if they had any thoughts on gun control.
“It was definitely a difficult time for me because I have a couple of friends who had family and friends that went to that school [Marjory Stoneman Douglas High],” Walker said. “Seeing the people upset and crying, it definitely impacts you in a personal way.