(Reuters) – A number of NHL players have voiced a call to stand together for change amid fiery clashes between police and protesters over last week’s death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck in Minneapolis.
FILE PHOTO: Feb 22, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler (26) looks on in the first period during the game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports
Civil unrest flared and curfews have been imposed in several major U.S. cities as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of George Floyd, whose dying words “I can’t breathe” have turned into a rallying cry.
“My hometown is burning. Businesses where I grew up are being boarded up. America is not OK,” W