Fred Hoiberg (32), shown here congratulating Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Latrell Sprewell after a 2003 game, released a statement early Saturday evening on the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTONebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg joined a number of college basketball coaches Saturday in releasing a statement on the death of George Floyd.
Floyd's death at the hand of a police officer in Minneapolis earlier this week has sparked protests across the country, with Minneapolis at the center.
Hoiberg has watched from afar as the city in which he played in the NBA for two seasons before working four years in the Minnesota Timberwolves' front office became an epicenter of protests.