“We’re Not F—ing Animals”: Dennis Rodman Urges People For Peaceful Protest in the Wake of George Floyd’s Death

Former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman reacted to George Floyd’s death calling for peaceful protests.

He released a video on Instagram on Sunday, in which he said: “I think someone needs to come out and say, ‘Hey, guys, Why are we looting? Why are we stealing? Why are we creating more issues, more problems? This is a bad, bad situation. But the fact that you’re gonna protest, protest in the right way. You don’t have to go and burn down things, steal things, burn things, and stuff like that.”

Rodman urged people to carry out protests peacefully. He captioned his video post on Instagram as “Rest in Power George Floyd. Please America let’s stop the rioting and all come together as one. Y’all stay safe!!”

“We’ve got too many issues right now. This is a bad one right now, but we can all come together and try to help each other get through this situation,” Rodman further said in the video. . “Please, understand, we have to live together. We’re human beings, we’re not f–king animals. We’re human beings.”

Dennis Rodman others from the NBA community

Since the death of George Floyd, there have been protests all over the country. Many from the NBA community joined the protests. The likes of LeBron James had comments on social media immediately after the news of Floyd’s death had come out. James raised a few more questions in the subsequent few days.

Former NBA player Stephen Jackson, a friend of Floyd, mourned his death and held a rally in his remembrance. Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns was also a part of the rally. Also, Boston Celtics’ Jalen Brown led a protest driving 15 hours from Boston to Atlanta.

The incident led Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey to recall the days when he was a victim of racial discrimination. In his statement, Casey questioned whether anything has changed in society after over five decades.

Rodman’s comments came not long after his Bulls teammate Michael Jordan released his statement on the incident. In the statement, Jordan, like Rodman, called for peaceful protests against “ingrained racism.”