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Enes Kanter Of Boston Celtics Joins Protest At Massachusetts State House

BOSTON (CBS) -- Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter joined a protest in Boston on Sunday. There were multiple demonstrations throughout the city in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Floyd was killed when a Minneapolis police officer kept his knee on his neck while trying to arrest him after he said he couldn't breathe.

"I can't breathe," Kanter, wearing a Celtics jersey, was seen chanting along with others in a video from the State House.

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Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter joined a protest at the State House Sunday (Photo Via: Kevin Raposo)

Celtics player Jaylen Brown drove from Boston to his hometown of Atlanta to lead a peaceful protest march on Saturday. Brown said in a video posted on social media that "Being a bystander is no longer acceptable." He then tweeted that he would be peacefully protesting, and asked others to join him in Atlanta.

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