Doc Rivers’ impassioned statement echoes some Tennesseans
Protesters shout and honk horns Aug. 12, 2020, outside the state Capitol in opposition to legislation passed by the General Assembly setting harsher penalties for defacing state property, rioting and assaulting law enforcement officers. (Sam Stockard/Daily Memphian)
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers made an emotional plea for racial justice as the NBA postponed playoff games, echoing the sentiment of some Tennesseans such as Memphis' Earle Fisher.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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