LOS ANGELES - NBA superstar LeBron James spoke out following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died this week in police custody after pleading with Minneapolis officers that he could not breathe while being detained.

James posted an image on his Instagram showing an officer kneeling on Floyd, alongside a picture of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling before a game.

The picture was reads, “This… …Is Why.” “Do you understand NOW!!??!!?? Or is it still blurred to you?? #StayWoke,” the Los Angeles Lakers player added in the caption of his post.

Kaepernick famously helped start a wave of protests about police brutality and racial injustice in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games.

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Billie Eilish has slammed ‘All Lives Matter’ supporters following George Floyd’s unlawful death.

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Protesters briefly shutdown I-95 in Wilmington in response to death of George Floyd

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Launch provides Trump moment to relish during difficult week

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Police cruiser set on fire as George Floyd protests continue in Philadelphia

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Celebrities are speaking out about the protests happening after the tragic death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man who died after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes.

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Protesters shutdown I-95 in Wilmington in response to death of George Floyd

WILMINGTON - Crowds of people protesting the police custody death of Minneapolis man George Floyd have shut down I-95 in both directions in Wilmington, Del.

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Mariah Carey Performs ‘There’s Got To Be A Way’ In Honour Of George Floyd

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Retreat or deploy? Police try to balance protest response

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Oprah, Barack And Michelle Obama Speak Out About The Police Killing of George Floyd

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National Guard summoned to aid US cities amid police clashes

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Protests rock United States over George Floyd’s death

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George Floyd: America burns as 23 states see protests against killing of unarmed black man

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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested Friday in the death of George Floyd, Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said. Chauvin was later charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

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Protestors rally in honor George Floyd at Philadelphia's City Hall

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The CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta Friday, May 29, 2020.

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Widely seen video shows George Floyd pleading with officers, telling them he can't breathe.

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ATLANTA - Demonstrators clashed with police in the streets of Downtown Atlanta Friday during the protest of the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while in police custody.

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