That’s what folks wondered over the weekend as sports figures tweeted their thoughts and prayers for the carnage unfolding across the nation — and yet Missouri basketball coach Cuonzo Martin had been silent on social media.
Friends texted him asking if he was OK.
Martin, 48, was in Columbia watching the news, tweeting … and deleting. Over and over again, he looked for the right words to capture his emotions as protests erupted in cities across America over the latest killing of an African-American by a police officer. He stared at his phone composing tweets and Instagram posts … then deleted them before hitting send.