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An open letter: Suns' coach Monty Williams speaks out

Anger. Afraid. Pain.

Monty Williams feeling all those and has chosen to express how deeply those emotions are racing within him right now.

The Phoenix Suns head coach released a statement Sunday through the NBA organization in reaction to the recent death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests throughout the country.

Floyd, a black man, died on Memorial Day after being pinned down by Derek Chauvin, a white Minnesota police office who has since been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter and been fired along with three other MPD officers who were present when Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck.