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Michael Jordan: Charlotte must 'restore calm' Hornets will help

The afternoon after protests in Charlotte turned ugly and left one person on life support, Hornets owner Michael Jordan released a statement calling for unity and pledging to help "foster more trust."

Michael Jordan's statement to the AP on police shootings, protests in Charlotte: pic.twitter.com/amMvsRZFSi

— Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) September 22, 2016

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What started in uptown Charlotte as a demonstration against another incident of police violence — Keith Lamont Scott died when Charlotte officer Brentley Vinson shot him by mistake earlier this week — went bad; police tear-gassed crowds, and individuals broke windows, threw bottles and set fires.